鵝鳥(がちょう)

がちょう
noun
goose
1. goose
A large domesticated waterfowl with a long neck, raised for meat, eggs, and feathers. Also refers to geese in general.
農場(のうじょう)で鵝鳥(がちょう)を飼(か)っている。
They raise geese on the farm.
鵝鳥(がちょう)が大(おお)きな声(こえ)で鳴(な)いている。
The goose is honking loudly.
フォアグラは鵝鳥(がちょう)の肝臓(かんぞう)から作(つく)られる高級(こうきゅう)食材(しょくざい)だ。
Foie gras is a luxury ingredient made from goose liver.

ORTHOGRAPHY:
More commonly written in katakana as ガチョウ. The kanji 鵝鳥(がちょう) is rarely used in modern writing. In scientific or formal contexts, ガチョウ is standard.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ガチョウの羽毛(うもう): goose down/feathers
  • ガチョウの卵(たまご): goose egg
  • ガチョウの肝臓(かんぞう): goose liver (used for foie gras)
  • ガチョウを飼(か)う: to raise geese

RELATED BIRDS:

  • 白鳥(はくちょう): swan
  • 鴨(かも): duck
  • 雁(がん) / 雁(かり): wild goose
  • 七面鳥(しちめんちょう): turkey

CULTURAL NOTE:
Geese are not commonly raised in Japan, so ガチョウ appears more often in translated works (e.g., "Mother Goose" = マザーグース) and in food-related contexts (フォアグラ).

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