銀鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
銀 鶏
ぎん
Grade: 3 		けい
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
銀鷄 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぎんけー [gìńkéé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲĩŋke̞ː]

Noun

銀(ぎん)鶏(けい) or 銀鶏(ギンケイ) • (ginkei) 

  1. Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chinese copper pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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