らいちょう
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
Kanji used
thunder
bird
Pitch accent
いちょう
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
black grouse (Tetrao tetrix); blackcock (male black grouse); greyhen (female black grouse)
greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)