雉子

Japanese

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

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

雉(き)子(じ) or 雉子(キジ) • (kiji) 

  1. 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.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
雉 子
きぎ
Hyōgaiji		 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) 

  1. (archaic) a green pheasant

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
雉 子
きぎ
Hyōgaiji		 す
Grade: 1
irregular

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

Pronunciation

Noun

雉(きぎ)子(す) • (kigisu) 

  1. (archaic) a green pheasant

References
  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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