杓鴫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃく
Hyōgai
しぎ
Hyōgai
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spellings
杓鷸
尺鷸

Etymology

(しゃく) (shaku, dipper) + (しぎ) (shigi, sandpiper)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゃしぎ [shàkúshígí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟̊ɕiɡʲi]

Noun

(しゃく)(しぎ) or 杓鴫(シャクシギ) • (shakushigi

  1. a curlew

Derived terms