- Passeridae - スズメ科 -

General names

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The Japanese word for 'sparrow' is スズメ suzume, written with the Chinese character 雀. Unmodified, スズメ suzume refers to Passer montanus.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		JAPANESE		CHINESE			KOREAN
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean
Passer
Passer rutilans	Russet sparrow Cinnamon sparrow Ruddy sparrow Moineau rutilant Rötelsperling Рыжий воробей	ニュウナイスズメ (入内雀) nyūnai suzume 'enter inside sparrow' (the characters for nyūnai refer to conferral of 'inner' court rank in ancient Japan, a step up from provincial 'outer' rank)		山麻雀 shān má-què 'mountain sparrow'	山麻雀 shān má-què 'mountain sparrow'	黄雀 huáng-què 'yellow sparrow' 红雀 (紅雀) hóng-què 'red sparrow' 桂色雀 guì-sè què 'cinnamon coloured sparrow' 赭麻雀 zhě má-què 'reddish-brown sparrow' 山只只 shān zhī-zhī (?) 'mountain zhi zhi'	섬참새 seom-cham-sae 'island sparrow bird'
Passer montanus	Eurasian tree sparrow Tree sparrow Moineau friquet Feldsperling Полевой воробей	スズメ (雀) suzume 'sparrow'	コウジャク (黄雀) kōjaku 'yellow sparrow' A wealth of popular names (see Hiraizumi)	麻雀 má-què 'sparrow' 树麻雀 (樹麻雀) shù má-què 'tree sparrow' (Alternative in 1, 3)	麻雀 má-què 'sparrow'	麻雀儿 (麻雀兒) má-qiǎor 'sparrow' 家雀 jiā-què 'house sparrow' 家雀儿 (家雀兒) jiā-qiǎor 'house sparrow' (dialect) 琉麻雀 liú má-què 'glazed sparrow' 老家贼 (老家賊) lǎo jiā-zéi 'old house thief' (dialect) 老家子 lǎo jiāzi 'old house fellow' 老雀子 lǎo qiǎozi 'old sparrow' 王母使者 wángmǔ shǐzhě 'emissary of the queen mother' 宾雀 bīn-què 'guest sparrow' 瓦雀 wǎ-què 'tile sparrow' 只只 zhī-zhī (?) 'zhi zhi'	참새 cham-sae 'sparrow bird'

Passeridae / スズメ科 (Suzume ka)

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