鴫

鴫 U+9D2B, 鴫 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9D2B ← 鴪 [U+9D2A] CJK Unified Ideographs 鴬 → [U+9D2C]

Translingual

Han character

鴫 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+5, 16 strokes, cangjie input 田竹日火 (WHAF), composition ⿰田鳥)

1. a snipe

Derived characters

• 𭀈

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1487, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46831
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4623, character 13
• Unihan data for U+9D2B

Chinese

trad.		鴫
simp.		𮴿

Definitions

鴫

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Japanese

Kanji

鴫

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. sandpiper

Readings

• Kun: しぎ (shigi, 鴫)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
鴫
しぎ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鷸

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しぎ [shíꜜgì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɡʲi]

Noun

鴫(しぎ) or 鴫(シギ) • (shigi) 

1. sandpiper; snipe, a general term for birds in the family Scolopacidae

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• 鴫(シギ)駝(ダ)鳥(チョウ) (shigidachō)
• 尾(オ)羽(バ)鴫(シギ) (obashigi)
• 杓鴫(シャクシギ) (shakushigi)