梟

Meaning

梟 centers on an owl, a bird associated with exposure and display, likely from the historical practice of exposing owl heads as a warning. The 'expose' meaning is a specific cultural extension of the owl image.

• 梟ふくろう

  owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

• コンゴ偽面梟コンゴにせめんふくろう

  Tanzanian bay owl (Phodilus prigoginei); Congo bay owl

• スラ面梟スラめんふくろう

  Taliabu owl (Tyto nigrobrunnea); Taliabu masked owl; Sula Islands barn owl

• ニューブリテン面梟ニューブリテンめんふくろう

  New Britain masked owl (Tyto aurantia); New Britain barn owl; golden masked owl; Bismarck owl; Bismarck masked owl

• マダガスカル面梟マダガスカルめんふくろう

  Madagascar red owl (Tyto soumagnei); Madagascar grass owl; Sourmange's owl; red owl

• 偽面梟にせめんふくろう

  Oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)

• 南面梟みなみめんふくろう

  grass owl (Tyto capensis); African grass owl

• 大面梟おおめんふくろう

  masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae); Australian masked owl

• 小金目梟こきんめふくろう

  little owl (Athene noctua)

• 尾長梟おながふくろう

  northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula)

• 島梟しまふくろう

  Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)

• 東面梟ひがしめんふくろう

  eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris); Australian grass owl

• 梟すきょうす

  to expose (a severed head)

• 梟するきょうする

  to expose (a severed head)

• 梟将きょうしょう

  brave general

• 梟帥たける

  leader of a powerful tribe

• 梟悪きょうあく

  great treachery; very atrocious person

• 梟敵きょうてき

  treacherous enemy

• 梟罪きょうざい

  penalty of decapitation and exposure of the severed head

• 梟雄きょうゆう

  ringleader; accomplished villain

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