鷸

鴫

Readings

Kana: しぎ、シギ

Romaji: shigi, shigi

Definition

noun

1

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

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

鷸

Readings: イツ、 しぎ

Meanings: kingfisher, snipe

鴫

Reading: しぎ

Meanings: snipe, (kokuji)