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アオシギ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アオシギ

also: あおしぎ

Meanings

1

noun

solitary snipe

usually written using kana alone

A species of snipe (Gallinago solitaria).

アオシギは日本にほんでは冬ふゆ鳥どりとして見みられる。
The solitary snipe is seen in Japan as a winter bird.

Written forms

あおしぎ
Hiragana spelling, also acceptable.
青あお鷸しぎ
Kanji form is rare; the bird is almost always written in kana.

Kanji

青blue, green
鷸kingfisher, snipe

Etymology

The name combines 青 (ao, 'blue/green') and シギ (shigi, 'snipe'), referring to the bird's plumage. The exact derivation is uncertain.