雉子

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
雉	子
きじ > き Hyōgai	し > じ Grade: 1
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

雉

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きじ [kìjí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲiʑi]

Noun

雉(き)子(じ) or 雉子(キジ) • (kiji)

a green pheasant

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雉	子
きぎ Hyōgai	し Grade: 1
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

雉(きぎ)子(し) • (kigishi)

(archaic) a green pheasant

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
雉	子
きぎ Hyōgai	す Grade: 1
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きぎす [kìgísú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲiɡʲisɨ]

Noun

雉(きぎ)子(す) • (kigisu)

(archaic) a green pheasant

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-1] 1.0 ^1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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