Word details

せいたかしぎ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word せいたかしぎ.

Dictionary

Entry

いたかし背高鴫背高鷸セイタカシギNounUsually kana
1

black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

2

stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae); avocet

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

9 strokesFrequency 696JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ハイ

Kun

せいそむ.くそむ.ける

tall, high, expensive

10 strokesFrequency 65JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

たか.いたか-だかたか.まるたか.める

Nanori

じょいはか

snipe, (kokuji)

16 strokes

Kun

しぎ

kingfisher, snipe

23 strokes

On

イツ

Kun

しぎ

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