鵲雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鵲	雁
かささぎ Hyōgaiji	がん Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Etymology

From 鵲 (kasasagi, “Eurasian magpie”) +‎ 雁 (gan, “wild goose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠sa̠sa̠ɡʲi ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

鵲(かささぎ)雁(がん) or 鵲雁(カササギガン) • (kasasagi gan or kasasagigan) 

1. a magpie-goose, Anseranas semipalmata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カササギガン.