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キョウジョシギ (きょうじょしぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

キョウジョシギ

Meanings

1

noun

ruddy turnstone

usually written using kana alone

A species of sandpiper (Arenaria interpres). The name is usually written in katakana.

海かい岸がんでキョウジョシギを見みつけた。
I spotted a ruddy turnstone on the beach.

Written forms

キョウジョシギ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is the most common written form for this bird name.
京きょう女じょ鷸しぎ
Kanji spelling is rare and mostly used in ornithological contexts; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

京capital, 10**16
女woman, female
鷸

kingfisher, snipe

Etymology

The name キョウジョシギ is a combination of 京女 (Kyoto woman) and 鷸 (shigi, sandpiper), but the exact origin is uncertain.