灰色雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
灰	色	雁
はい Grade: 6	いろ Grade: 2	がん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

From 灰色(はいいろ) (haīro, “gray”) + 雁(がん) (gan, “goose”).

Noun

灰(はい)色(いろ)雁(がん) or 灰色雁(ハイイロガン) • (haiirogan) ^{←はひいろがん (fafiirogan) or ハヒイロガン (fafiirogan)?}

1. greylag goose, Anser anser

Usage notes

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