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コウライキジ (こうらいきじ, kouraikiji) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The common pheasant is known as a game bird in Japan.
I saw a male ring-necked pheasant in the park.
Kanji 麗 lovely, beautiful, graceful Written forms コウライキジ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this bird name; usually written in kana.
高麗雉こうらいきじ
Kanji form is rare and may not be widely recognized; the bird is usually referred to in kana.
Etymology The name コウライキジ literally means 'Goryeo pheasant', referring to the Korean peninsula (高麗, こうらい) from which the species was introduced to Japan. The kanji 雉 means 'pheasant'.