黒雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 2
がん
Jinmeiyō
kan'on
Alternative spelling
黑雁 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (koku, black) +‎ (gan, goose).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くがん [kòkúgáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) がん [kòkúꜜgàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

(こく)(がん) or 黒雁(コクガン) • (kokugan

  1. brent goose, Branta bernicla

See also