嘴
beak, bill
Readings
On'yomi
- シ
Kun'yomi
- くちばし
- はし
Meaning
嘴 centers on the hard projecting mouthpart of a bird: a beak or bill.
Most common words using 嘴
20 of 32- 嘴くちばしN1
beak; bill
- 嘴広鸛はしびろこう
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
- 鶴嘴つるはし
pickaxe; pickax; pick
- いすかの嘴いすかのはし
(something) not coming together (as one had hoped or expected); unfortunate turn of events; unexpected turn; (a) crossbill's beak (which has differently shaped upper and lower parts)
- 乳嘴にゅうし
(mammary) nipple; teat
- 反嘴背高鷸そりはしせいたかしぎ
pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
- 反嘴鷸そりはししぎ
Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- 嘴を挟むくちばしをはさむ
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
- 嘴太ペンギンはしぶとペンギン
Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus); Snares crested penguin; Snares Islands penguin
- 嘴太機織はしぶとはたおり
grosbeak weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons)
- 嘴太海烏はしぶとうみがらす
thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia); Brunnich's guillemot
- 嘴太鴉はしぶとがらす
jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- 嘴広鴨はしびろがも
northern shoveler (species of duck, Anas clypeata); northern shoveller
- 嘴曲千鳥はしまがりちどり
wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)
- 嘴管しかん
insertion tip (e.g. of a catheter)
- 嘴細啄木鳥はしぼそきつつき
northern flicker (species of bird, incl. the yellow-shafted flicker and the red-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus)
- 嘴細鴉はしぼそがらす
carrion crow (Corvus corone)
- 嘴長土竜はしながもぐら
long-nosed mole (Euroscaptor longirostris)
- 嘴長海豚はしながいるか
spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
- 嘴黒阿比はしぐろあび
common loon (Gavia immer); great northern diver; great northern loon
Study
Etymology
嘴 combines 口 (mouth) with 觜, which likely contributes the sound and originally referred to a bird's beak or a similar pointed shape. The exact historical development of 觜 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The mouth radical 口 beside the complex 觜 suggests a specialized mouthpart. Picture a bird's sharp beak as a pointed mouth tool.
Reading mnemonic
For シ, imagine a bird using its beak to sip water: sip -> シ, and the beak is the tool for sipping.