中杓鴫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中 杓 鴫
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		しゃく
Hyōgai 		しぎ
Hyōgai
on'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
中杓鷸

Etymology

中(ちゅう) (chū, “medium”) + 杓鴫(しゃくしぎ) (shakushigi, “curlew”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちゅうしゃくしぎ [chùúshákúshíꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕa̠kɯ̟̊ɕiɡʲi]

Noun

中(ちゅう)杓(しゃく)鴫(しぎ) or 中杓鴫(チュウシャクシギ) • (chūshakushigi) 

  1. a whimbrel

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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