杓鴫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
杓	鴫
しゃく Hyōgai	しぎ Hyōgai
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spellings
杓鷸 尺鷸

Etymology

杓(しゃく) (shaku, “dipper”) + 鴫(しぎ) (shigi, “sandpiper”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゃくしぎ [shàkúshígí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟̊ɕiɡʲi]

Noun

杓(しゃく)鴫(しぎ) or 杓鴫(シャクシギ) • (shakushigi) 

1. a curlew

Derived terms

• 小(コ)杓(シャク)鴫(シギ) (koshakushigi)
• 大(ダイ)杓(シャク)鴫(シギ) (daishakushigi)
• 中(チュウ)杓(シャク)鴫(シギ) (chūshakushigi)