- noun, usually in kana green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
雉
きじ
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
Meanings
きぎす · きぎし also 雉子
- noun, archaic green pheasant; Japanese green pheasant
Its kanji
In sentences
雉も鳴かずば打たれまい。 The pheasant would not be shot but for its cries. #77064