雁が音

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雁	音
かり Jinmeiyō	ね Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
雁金 雁がね

Etymology

From 雁 (kari, “goose”) +‎ が (ga, archaic possessive particle) +‎ 音 (ne, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かりがね [kàrígáné] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾʲiɡa̠ne̞]

Noun

雁(かり)が音(ね) or 雁(カリ)が音(ネ) • (karigane) 

1. (literal) a goose's cry
2. (by extension) a lesser white-fronted goose
   • 1900, “鉄道唱歌・東海道編 (Tetsudō shōka Tōkaidō-hen)”:

     堅(かた)田(だ)におつる雁(かり)がねの　たえまに響(ひゞ)く三(み)井(ゐ)の鐘(かね)

     Katada ni otsuru karigane no taema ni hibiku Mii no kane

     (please add an English translation of this example)

See also

• 雁(カリ)金(ガネ)草(ソウ) (kariganesō)