鷹

Meaning

鷹 centers on a hawk: a bird of prey known for sharp vision and hunting.

• 鷹たか

  hawk; falcon

• 禿鷹はげたか

  vulture; condor

• 鷹匠たかじょう

  falconer; hawker

• 鷹野たかの

  falconry

• 大鷹おおたか

  northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

• 小鷹こたか

  small hawk or falcon (used for hunting)

• 鷹揚おうよう

  large-hearted; generous; liberal; open-handed; magnanimous; easygoing

• 鷹狩りたかがり

  falconry

• 夜鷹よたか

  grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)

• アメリカ夜鷹アメリカよたか

  common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

• ホイップアーウイル夜鷹ホイップアーウイルよたか

  whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill

• 一富士二鷹三茄子いちふじにたかさんなすび

  best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)

• 夜鷹そばよたかそば

  ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)

• 大鷹狩おおたかがり

  falconry (using a northern goshawk)

• 小鷹狩こたかがり

  falconry (using small hawks or falcons)

• 放鷹ほうよう

  falconry; hawking

• 欲の熊鷹股裂くよくのくまたかまたさく

  avarice brings doom upon oneself; grasp all, lose all; the greedy hawk-eagle splits in half (when trying to catch two boars at once)

• 熊鷹くまたか

  Hodgson's hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis); mountain hawk-eagle

• 禿鷹ファンドはげたかファンド

  vulture fund; fund that buys distressed stocks at low prices and sells for a profit

• 能ある鷹は爪を隠すのうあるたかはつめをかくす

  a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons

Explore all words using 鷹 →