四十雀雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	十	雀	雁
し Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1	から Jinmeiyō	がん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi		irregular	on'yomi

Etymology

From 四十雀(しじゅうからがん) (shijūkaragan, “Japanese tit”) + 雁(がん) (gan, “goose”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しじゅうからがん [shìjúúkárágáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [6])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiʑɨːka̠ɾa̠ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

四(し)十(じゅう)雀(から)雁(がん) or 四十雀雁(シジュウカラガン) • (shijūkaragan) ^{←しじふからがん (sizifukaragan) or シジフカラガン (sizifukaragan)?}

1. cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)

Usage notes

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