雁が音

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雁	音
かり Jinmeiyō	ね Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
雁金 雁がね

Etymology

From 雁(かり) (kari, “goose”) + が (ga, archaic possessive particle) + 音(ね) (ne, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かりがね [kàrígáné] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾʲiɡa̠ne̞]

Noun

雁(かり)が音(ね) or 雁(カリ)が音(ネ) • (karigane) 

1. (literal) a goose's cry
2. (by extension) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
   • 1900, “鉄道唱歌・東海道編 (Tetsudō shōka Tōkaidō-hen)”:

     堅(かた)田(だ)におつる雁(かり)がねの　たえまに響(ひゞ)く三(み)井(ゐ)の鐘(かね)

     Katada ni otsuru karigane no taema ni hibiku Mii no kane

     The bell of Mii which echoes in the gaps of the goose cries that descend on Katada

Usage notes

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

See also

• 雁(カリ)金(ガネ)草(ソウ) (kariganesō)