杓鴫

杓鴫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
杓	鴫
しゃく Hyōgaiji	しぎ Hyōgaiji
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

• 杓鷸
• 尺鷸

Etymology

杓 (shaku, “dipper”) +‎ 鴫 (shigi, “sandpiper”)

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
  • (Tokyo) しゃくしぎ [shàkúshígí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕiɡʲi]

Noun

杓鴫 (hiragana しゃくしぎ, katakana シャクシギ, rōmaji shakushigi)

1. a curlew

Derived terms

• 小 (コ)杓 (シャク)鴫 (シギ) (koshakushigi)
• 大 (ダイ)杓 (シャク)鴫 (シギ) (daishakushigi)
• 中 (チュウ)杓 (シャク)鴫 (シギ) (chūshakushigi)