According to Wikipedia JP, while the word for “penguin” in Japanese is commonly known as “pengin” [ペンギン], it can also be written in an old-fashioned way as:
- 人鳥（じんちょう）-> Jinchou
The first kanji means “human” and the second kanji means “bird”.
- 企鵝（きが）-> Kiga
The first kanji means “standing” and the second kanji means “goose”. This word for “penguin” is still commonly used in modern Chinese.
So now we know what “KIGA” means on the KIGA apple…
