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Kotomora

鷲

eagle

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes23

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュウ
  • ジュ

Kun'yomi

  • わし

Nanori

  • す
  • わ
  • わせ

Meaning

鷲 centers on a large bird of prey: the eagle.

Most common words using 鷲

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  • 鷲わし

    eagle (Accipitridae family)

  • 鷲掴みわしづかみ

    grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

  • 大鷲おおわし

    Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)

  • 犬鷲いぬわし

    golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

  • 禿鷲はげわし

    Old World vulture

  • 尾白鷲おじろわし

    white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

  • アメリカ鷲木菟アメリカわしみみずく

    great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)

  • ハルパゴルニス鷲ハルパゴルニスわし

    Haast's eagle (Harpagornis moorei); Harpagornis eagle

  • 冠鷲かんむりわし

    crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)

  • 双頭の鷲そうとうのわし

    double-headed eagle (symbol of heraldry)

  • 樺太鷲からふとわし

    greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga)

  • 白襟禿鷲しろえりはげわし

    griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)

  • 白頭鷲はくとうわし

    bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

  • 肩白鷲かたしろわし

    eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)

  • 蛇食鷲へびくいわし

    secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius); secretary bird

  • 髭鷲ひげわし

    bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus); lammergeier

  • 鷲は舞い降りたわしはまいおりた

    The Eagle Has Landed (1975 novel by Jack Higgins)

  • 鷲座わしざ

    Aquila (constellation); the Eagle

  • 鷲木菟わしみみずく

    Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)

  • 鷲獅子じゅじし

    griffon; gryphon

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Etymology

鷲 combines 就 (which likely contributes the sound) with 鳥 (bird), forming a phono-semantic compound for 'eagle'.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 就 suggests a settled, imposing presence, and the bottom 鳥 is a bird. Picture an eagle perched high and still, surveying its domain.

Reading mnemonic

For シュウ, imagine an eagle swooping down with a sharp 'shoo!' sound as it dives: shoo -> シュウ.