also: きぎし
green pheasant; Japanese green pheasant
Archaic name for the green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), the national bird of Japan. In modern Japanese, the standard word is キジ.
See also: キジ
In old documents, the green pheasant is written as 雉子 or きぎす.
雉子が草むらから飛び立った。
A green pheasant flew up from the grass.
Archaic kanji spelling for the green pheasant. The modern standard is キジ.
Kana rendering of the archaic reading. The modern standard is キジ.
Archaic variant reading. The modern standard is キジ.
The historical derivation of きぎす/きぎし is uncertain. The modern form キジ (きじ) is the standard name for the green pheasant.