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ヒゲワシ (ひげわし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヒゲワシ

Meanings

1

noun

bearded vulture; lammergeier

usually written using kana alone

A large Old World vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) known for dropping bones from heights to break them. The Japanese name literally means 'beard eagle'.

ヒゲワシは骨ほねを高たかいところから落おとして割わることで知しられている。
The bearded vulture is known for dropping bones from heights to break them.

Written forms

ヒゲワシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this bird name; usually written in kana.
髭ひげ鷲わし
Kanji spelling is rare; the bird name is normally written in kana.

Kanji

髭beard, mustache
鷲eagle

Etymology

Compound of ひげ (beard) and わし (eagle), referring to the bristly feathers around the bird's beak.