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しぎ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しぎ

シギ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #77504
1

sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)

Kanji in this Word

23 strokes

Meanings

kingfisher
snipe

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しぎ
16 strokes

Meanings

snipe
(kokuji)

Readings

Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しぎ
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