おしどり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おしどり – see the following entry.

【鴛鴦】	[noun] [from 759] a mandarin duck, Aix galericulata [noun] [from 1739] (figurative) a pair of lovebirds, a loving couple [noun] [from 1791] a topknot or bun hairstyle wherein the hair is bunched on each side in a shape vaguely resembling two mandarin ducks Alternative spelling オシドリ

(This term, おしどり, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おしどり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おしどり.)

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