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雁: wild goose

wild goose
12 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 5 words here

Readings

On
ガン
Kun
かり・かりがね

がん is the everyday reading of the bird; かり is the older, poetic one, as in 雁の便り (a letter) and autumn haiku.

Key words

雁がんwild goose
雁字搦めがんじがらめbound hand and foot
落雁らくがんrakugan (pressed sugar sweet)
雁の便りかりのたよりa letter; news from afar (literary)

Example sentences

A flock of wild geese quietly came down onto the surface of the pond.

Bound hand and foot by old customs, he could not move.

A letter arrived from a friend in a far-off land.

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