ハワイ雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雁
がん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

Calque of English Hawaiian goose, equivalent to ハワイ (Hawai, “Hawaii”) +‎ 雁 (gan, “goose”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ハワイがん [hàwáꜜì gàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠β̞a̠i ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

ハワイ雁(がん) or ハワイ雁(ガン) • (hawai gan) 

  1. a Hawaiian goose
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