飛鳥

Noun

 * 1) (flying) bird

Etymology 1
→ →

From compound.

Noun

 * 1) a flying bird

Etymology 2
Nominalization of.

Etymology 3
From.

Asuka was associated with "flying bird" by for several events of spotting auspicious "red birds" (called 朱雀 or 臘子鳥 in Nihon Shoki) in Asuka during his reign (673–686). Starting from about 689, pillow word began to allude to Asuka, and became an interchangeable kanji spelling of it.

Compare.

Proper noun

 * 1) a place name, especially the name of a village in