Where does “五色鶸” come from?
五色鶸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鶸 — a finch of genus Carduelis or Spinus.
五色鶸 (Japanese): a Eurasian goldfinch, European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Definitions
- a Eurasian goldfinch, European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Ancestry of “五色鶸”, step by step
五色鶸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 鶸
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鶸 | a finch of genus Carduelis or Spinus |
via Japanese 五色
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 五色 | five colors (usu. red (赤), blue (青), yellow (黄), white (白) and black (黒)) |