wild goose

12 strokesFrequency 2,192Grade 9

On

ガン

Kun

かりかりがね

Dictionary

Common Words

んじがらめ雁字搦めNounUsually kanaFreq #28995
1

binding (someone) hand and foot

2

being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)

ガンNounFreq #32256
1

wild goose

Examples
彼はガンに向かって発砲した。
He had a shot at the goose.
NounFreq #32256
1

Family or surname; Given

Gan

2

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

The Wild Geese (1913 novel by Mori Ōgai)

雁首がん首んくびNounFreq #49054
1

head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank)

2

Colloquial

neck; head

雁首揃える雁首そろえるがんくびそろえるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #64930
1

Derogatory

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

落雁がんNounFreq #84964
1

Food, cooking

rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern

2

geese alighting

んもどき雁擬きガンモドキNounUsually kanaFreq #92577
1

Food, cooking

ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables

雁行んこうNoun~する VerbFreq #108119
1

the flight formation of geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese; leading out

雁首をそろえる雁首を揃えるがん首をそろえるがんくびをそろえるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #109824
1

Derogatory

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

雁が音雁金雁ヶ音雁ケ音りがねカリガネNounFreq #118603
1

call of a wild goose

2

Word usually written using kana alone

wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus)

3

tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)

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