Kounotori (Japanese for white stork)

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Kounotori is the Japanese word for “white stork,” a bird culturally associated with delivering good fortune and new life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese lexical item ⓘ
avian-related term ⓘ
word ⓘ
associatedMyth bringing new life ⓘ
delivering babies ⓘ
associatedSymbolism family ⓘ
happiness ⓘ
longevity ⓘ
culturalAssociation birth ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
good fortune ⓘ
new life ⓘ
etymologyComponent kou ⓘ
notori ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
meaningInEnglish white stork ⓘ
partOf Japanese cultural symbolism ⓘ
Japanese folklore ⓘ
referentClass bird ⓘ
stork ⓘ
refersTo Ciconia ciconia ⓘ
linked to: White stork

white stork ⓘ
relatedConcept crane symbolism in Japan ⓘ
stork ⓘ
semanticField animals ⓘ
birds ⓘ
good fortune ⓘ
new life ⓘ
symbolicRole bearer of blessings ⓘ
harbinger of good news ⓘ
messenger of new life ⓘ
taxonNameOfReferent Ciconia ciconia ⓘ
linked to: White stork
taxonomicRankOfReferent species ⓘ
typicalHabitatOfReferent marshes ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
usedAs given name element ⓘ
place name element ⓘ
usedInContext everyday Japanese language ⓘ
folktales ⓘ
literature ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
writingSystem kanji ⓘ

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HTV spacecraft → namedAfter → Kounotori (Japanese for white stork) ⓘ
HTV → nameMeaning → Kounotori means white stork in Japanese ⓘ
linked to: Kounotori (Japanese for white stork)