小杓鴫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	杓	鴫
こ Grade: 1	しゃく Hyōgai	しぎ Hyōgai
kun'yomi	kan'on	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
小杓鷸

Etymology

From 小(こ) (ko, “little”) + 杓鴫(しゃくしぎ) (shakushigi, “curlew”)

Noun

小杓鴫: a little curlew, Numenius minutus

小(こ)杓(しゃく)鴫(しぎ) or 小杓鴫(コシャクシギ) • (koshakushigi) 

1. little curlew