green pheasant; Japanese green pheasant
Refers specifically to Phasianus versicolor, the national bird of Japan. Often encountered in folklore and as a game bird.
The green pheasant is the national bird of Japan.
I saw a green pheasant in the mountains.
Asparagus schoberioides
brown tabby cat
red-spotted grouper; Hong Kong grouper
common pheasant; ring-necked pheasant
Katakana spelling is common for this bird name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form; rarely used in practice. It is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling is also common.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
The Japanese word きじ (kiji) is of native origin. The kanji 雉 is a Chinese character used for pheasant, but the word itself is not a borrowing.