also: きぎし
noun
green pheasant; Japanese green pheasant
Archaic name for the green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), the national bird of Japan. In modern Japanese, the standard word is キジ.
See also: キジ
古い文献では、キジのことを「雉子」や「きぎす」と記している。
In old documents, the green pheasant is written as 雉子 or きぎす.
「きぎし」という読みも、かつては使われていた。
The reading きぎし was also used in the past.
Archaic kanji spelling for the green pheasant. The modern standard is キジ.
Kana rendering of the archaic reading. The modern standard is キジ.
Archaic variant reading. The modern standard is キジ.
The modern standard word for the green pheasant. 雉子 and 雉 are archaic spellings, and きぎす/きぎし are archaic readings.
The historical derivation of きぎす/きぎし is uncertain. The modern form キジ (きじ) is the standard name for the green pheasant.