雁
雁: wild goose
wild goose
12 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 5 words here
Readings
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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
池の水面に、雁の群れが静かに降りてきた。
A flock of wild geese quietly came down onto the surface of the pond.
古いしきたりに雁字搦めにされて、彼は身動きが取れなかった。
Bound hand and foot by old customs, he could not move.
遠い国の友から、雁の便りが届いた。
A letter arrived from a friend in a far-off land.