SuGoiSuす語彙す雉
雉: pheasant
pheasant
13 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here
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Kunきじ
雉 (きじ) is the Japanese green pheasant, the national bird; in old poetry it can be きぎす or きぎし.
Key words
雉きじpheasant
雉子きじpheasant
雉鳩きじばとOriental turtle dove
雉も鳴かずば撃たれまいきじもなかずばうたれまいsilence is golden (lit. a pheasant wouldn't be shot if it kept quiet)
Example sentences
野原で、雉が尾を引きながら飛び立った。
In the field, a pheasant took off trailing its long tail.
雉鳩の「ポーポー」という鳴き声が、朝の庭から聞こえてきた。
The "poo-poo" call of a turtle dove came from the garden in the morning.
会議で余計な一言を言って叱られ、雉も鳴かずば撃たれまいと反省した。
I was scolded for an unnecessary remark in the meeting and reflected that a pheasant wouldn't be shot if it kept quiet.