雉子

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

雉

Pronunciation

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

Noun

雉子 (hiragana きじ, katakana キジ, rōmaji kiji)

a green pheasant

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雉	子
きぎ Hyōgaiji	し Grade: 1
Irregular

Noun

雉子 (hiragana きぎし, rōmaji kigishi)

(archaic) a green pheasant

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
雉	子
きぎ Hyōgaiji	す Grade: 1
Irregular

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) きぎす [kìgísú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [kʲiɡʲisɨᵝ]

Noun

雉子 (hiragana きぎす, rōmaji kigisu)

(archaic) a green pheasant

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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