鵲雁

Japanese
Kanji in this term
鵲 雁
かささぎ
Hyōgaiji		 がん
Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Etymology

From 鵲 (kasasagi, “Eurasian magpie”) +‎ 雁 (gan, “wild goose”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ka̠sa̠sa̠ɡʲi ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

鵲(かささぎ)雁(がん) or 鵲雁(カササギガン) • (kasasagi gan or kasasagigan) 

  1. a magpie-goose, Anseranas semipalmata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カササギガン.

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