中杓鴫

中杓鴫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	杓	鴫
ちゅう Grade: 1	しゃく Hyōgaiji	しぎ Hyōgaiji

Alternative forms

• 中杓鷸

Etymology

中 (chū, “medium”) +‎ 杓鴫 (shakushigi, “curlew”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゅうしゃくし​ぎ [chùúshákúshíꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːɕa̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕiɡʲi]

Noun

中杓鴫 (hiragana ちゅうしゃくしぎ, katakana チュウシャクシギ, rōmaji chūshakushigi)

1. a whimbrel