General
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are only tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Japanese name for the wren is ミソサザイ misosazai, written with the Chinese characters 鷦鷯 (adopted directly from Chinese, no connection with the Japanese sound).
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
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Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
Troglodytes troglodytes
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Winter wren
Wren
Common Wren
Troglodyte mignon
Zaunkönig
Крапивник |
ミソサザイ
(鷦鷯)
misosazai
'wren' |
カキチンナイ
kakichinnai
'kakichinnai'
ミソッチョ
misotcho
'misotcho'
ショウリョウ
(鷦鷯)
shōryō
On (Chinese-style) reading of the characters for 'wren' |
鹪鹩
(鷦鷯)
jiāoliáo
'wren' |
(鹪鹩)
鷦鷯
jiāoliáo
'wren' |
布母
(布母)
bù-mǔ
'cloth mother'
巧妇
(巧婦)
qiǎo-fù
'clever lady'
巧妇鸟
(巧婦鳥)
qiǎo-fù-niǎo
'clever lady bird'
桑飞
(桑飛)
sāng-fēi
'mulberry flight'
鹪
(鷦)
jiāo-miǎo
'jiaomiao' |
굴뚝새
gulttuk-sae
'gulttuk bird' (wren) |
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