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雉子

Readings

Kana: きじ、きぎす、きぎし、キジ
Romaji: kiji, kigisu, kigishi, kiji
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Definition

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green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 チ、 きじ
Meaning: pheasant
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Example Sentences

あれはキジです。
➥It's a pheasant.
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(なん)(ひゃく)()とキジを()った。
➥We shot pheasants by the hundred.
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世界(せかい)で、鹿(しか)やムースやキジといった野性獣(やせいじゅう)()ることは違法(いほう)とする(くに)(おお)い。
➥In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.
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()()雉子()(よる)(つる)
➥A mother's heart is always with her children.
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()()かずば()たれまい。
➥The pheasant would not be shot but for its cries.
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