帝雉

Chinese

emperor ringed pheasant
simp. and trad.
(帝雉)

Pronunciation


Noun

帝雉

  1. mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みかど
Grade: S
きじ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

(みかど) (mikado, Emperor) + (きじ) (kiji, pheasant)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲika̠do̞kʲiʑi]

Noun

(みかど)(きじ) or 帝雉(ミカドキジ) • (mikadokiji

  1. mikado pheasant, Syrmaticus mikado

Usage notes

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