中杓鴫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	杓	鴫
ちゅう Grade: 1	しゃく Hyōgai	しぎ Hyōgai
on'yomi	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
中杓鷸

Etymology

中(ちゅう) (chū, “medium”) + 杓鴫(しゃくしぎ) (shakushigi, “curlew”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゅうしゃくしぎ [chùúshákúshíꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕa̠kɯ̟̊ɕiɡʲi]

Noun

中(ちゅう)杓(しゃく)鴫(しぎ) or 中杓鴫(チュウシャクシギ) • (chūshakushigi) 

1. a whimbrel

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).