Refers to the bird, especially the greater white-fronted goose or similar species. Often appears in literary or seasonal contexts.
When autumn comes, the wild geese migrate here.
In autumn, wild geese migrate from the north.
In slang, 'kari' can refer to the tip of the male organ.
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.
counter for birds; counter for rabbits
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.