アイサ

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Meanings

1

merganser

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any duck of the genus Mergus, a diving duck with a slender serrated bill. In everyday contexts, the katakana form アイサ is most common.

アイサは魚さかなを捕とるのが上手じょうずな水すい鳥ちょうです。
The merganser is a waterbird skilled at catching fish.
冬ふゆになると、この湖みずうみにアイサが飛ひ来らいします。
In winter, mergansers come to this lake.