Refers to the bird, especially the greater white-fronted goose or similar species. Often appears in literary or seasonal contexts.
秋になると、雁が北から渡ってくる。
In autumn, wild geese migrate from the north.
When autumn comes, the wild geese migrate here.
glans; head of the penis
Colloquial abbreviation of 雁首 (かりくび), literally 'goose neck', used as slang for the glans. Informal and often vulgar.
See also: 雁首
俗語で「かり」は男性器の先端を指すことがある。
In slang, 'kari' can refer to the tip of the male organ.
雁が列を成して南へ向かう。
The geese fly south in a V-shaped formation.
The hunter hunts wild geese.
亀頭 is the neutral, medical term for the glans, whereas 雁 is a vulgar slang abbreviation used in casual or crude speech.
雁 in the slang sense is simply a clipped form of 雁首, which also has the separate literal meaning of a pipe's bowl or, figuratively, one's head/neck.
counter for birds; counter for rabbits
forked arrowhead; double-headed arrow
scapula; shoulder blade
call of a wild goose · lesser white-fronted goose; wild goose · high-grade kukicha; twig tea from gyokuro
letter; epistle
northern wind in early autumn
Standard kanji for wild goose; commonly used in literature and news.
Katakana spelling sometimes used in informal contexts for the slang sense.
Rarely used variant kanji form.
Kana spelling is common, especially for the colloquial abbreviation sense.
The kanji 雁 is a pictograph of a goose. The slang sense is a shortening of 雁首 (goose neck), by analogy of shape.