鵲雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鵲	雁
かささぎ Hyōgai	がん Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Etymology

From 鵲(かささぎ) (kasasagi, “Eurasian magpie”) + 雁(がん) (gan, “wild goose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠sa̠sa̠ɡʲi ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

鵲(かささぎ)雁(がん) or 鵲雁(カササギガン) • (kasasagi gan or kasasagigan) 

1. a magpie-goose, Anseranas semipalmata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カササギガン.