鷲
eagle
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
20 of 22- 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
Study
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.