真雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	雁
ま Grade: 3	がん Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
眞雁 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 真 (ma, “true”) +‎ 雁 (gan, “goose”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​がん [máꜜgàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) まがん [màgáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

真(ま)雁(がん) or 真雁(マガン) • (magan) 

1. a greater white-fronted goose

See also

• 雁(かり)が音(ね) (karigane)