四十雀雁
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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四 | 十 | 雀 | 雁 |
し Grade: 1 | じゅう Grade: 1 | から Jinmeiyō | がん Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi | irregular | on’yomi |
Etymology
From 四十雀 (shijūkara, “Japanese tit”) + 雁 (gan, “goose”).
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) しじゅうからがん [shìjúúkárágáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [6])
- IPA(key): [ɕiʑɨᵝːka̠ɾa̠ɡã̠ɴ]
Noun
四十雀雁 • (shijūkaragan) ←しじふからがん (sizifukaragan)?
- a cackling goose