灰色雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はい
Grade: 6
いろ
Grade: 2
がん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

From 灰色(はいいろ) (haīro, gray) + (がん) (gan, goose).

Noun

(はい)(いろ)(がん) or 灰色雁(ハイイロガン) • (haiiroganはひいろがん (fafiirogan) or ハヒイロガン (fafiirogan)?

  1. greylag goose, Anser anser

Usage notes

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