Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
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 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()() or 雉子(キジ) (kiji

  1. a green pheasant
Usage notes edit

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 edit

Kanji in this term
きぎ
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 1
irregular

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

Noun edit

(きぎ)() (kigishi

  1. (archaic) a green pheasant

Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term
きぎ
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 1
irregular

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(きぎ)() (kigisu

  1. (archaic) a green pheasant

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN