紅雉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅	雉
べに Grade: 6	きじ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

紅(べに) (beni, “scarlet”) + 雉(きじ) (kiji, “pheasant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be̞ɲ̟ikʲiʑi]

Noun

紅(べに)雉(きじ) or 紅雉(ベニキジ) • (benikiji) 

1. blood pheasant, Ithaginis cruentus

Usage notes

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