黒雁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒	雁
こく Grade: 2	がん Jinmeiyō
kan’on

Alternative spelling
黑雁 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 黒 (koku, “black”) +‎ 雁 (gan, “goose”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こくがん [kòkúgáń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) こく​がん [kòkúꜜgàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

黒(こく)雁(がん) or 黒雁(コクガン) • (kokugan) 

1. a brant

   Coordinate term: 白雁