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しゃくしぎ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しゃくしぎ.

Dictionary

Entry

しゃくしぎ杓鴫尺鷸シャクシギNounUsually kana
1

Rare term

curlew (any bird of genus Numenius)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

杓

ladle, scoop

7 strokes

On

シャクチョウテキヒョウ

Kun

ひしゃく
鴫

snipe, (kokuji)

16 strokes

Kun

しぎ
尺

shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule

4 strokesFrequency 1,940JLPT N1Grade 6

On

シャクセキ

Kun

さし
鷸

kingfisher, snipe

23 strokes

On

イツ

Kun

しぎ

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