Archaic word for 'swan', now largely replaced by 白鳥 (はくちょう). Found in classical literature and poetry.
See also: 白鳥 (はくちょう)
In old waka poetry, 鵠 is read as くぐい and refers to a swan.
Archaic kanji for 'swan'; rarely used in modern Japanese. The reading くぐい is the standard historical reading.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 鵠 is conventionally associated with 'swan' in classical Chinese and Japanese.