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N1 Noun

(きじ)green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese pheasant

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    1. Noun

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      green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese pheasant

      Usually written using kana alone

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    雉 【きじ】雉 【きぎす】雉 【きぎし】雉子 【きじ】雉子 【きぎす】雉子 【きぎし】キジ

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      多彩(たさい)(いろ)()(きじ)(からだ)(はな)やかです。

      The body of the Japanese pheasant, which possesses a variety of colors, is glamorous. {green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese pheasant}

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      (おす)(きじ)()(なが)いので全長(ぜんちょう)八十(はちじゅっ)センチあります。

      The tail of a male Japanese pheasant is long, so its total length is 80 centimeters. {green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese pheasant}

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      北海道(ほっかいどう)(のぞ)日本(にほん)各地(かくち)草原(そうげん)(はやし)(きじ)()んでいるそうだ。

      I heard that Japanese pheasants live in grasslands and forests throughout Japan, except for Hokkaido. {green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese pheasant}

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      「ケンケーン」と(おお)きな(こえ)()くのが(きじ)(おす)特徴(とくちょう)なのだとか。

      It is said that a characteristic of the male green pheasant or Japanese pheasant is its loud call, which sounds like "ken-keen". {green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese pheasant}

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      (おす)(きじ)沢山(たくさん)(いろ)()(はね)豪華(ごうか)だが、それに(たい)して(めす)はとても地味(じみ)だ。

      The male Japanese pheasant is extravagant with feathers of many colors, whereas, in contrast, the female is very plain. {green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese pheasant}

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