雁

雁 is the Japanese word for a wild goose. It has a modern reading (がん) and a more traditional, poetic reading (かり).

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ガン common katakana form

かり common hiragana form

鴈 rare variant

Noun

Wild Goose

A wild goose, a large migratory bird.

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動物園でマガンという種類のガンを見ました。

I saw a species of wild goose called the greater white-fronted goose at the zoo.

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雁

がん, かり

雁 is the Japanese word for a wild goose. It has a modern reading (がん) and a more traditional, poetic reading (かり).

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