also: ぼう
peng; giant mythical bird
In Chinese mythology, a colossal bird that transforms from a giant fish called 鯤 (こん). Often used metaphorically for something of immense scale or ambition. The word is literary and domain-specific.
See also: 鯤
It is said that the peng spreads its wings and covers three thousand li.
彼の夢は鵬の如く大きく、誰にも止められない。
His dream is as vast as a peng, and no one can stop it.
Kashiwado-Taihō era (1960s sumo)
long voyage; great distance
wings of a giant mythical bird; airplane wings
Standard kanji form for the mythological bird. Reading ほう is the most common.
Alternate reading ぼう is less common and may appear in some classical contexts.
From Chinese mythology, the character 鵬 represents a giant bird. The reading ほう is the on'yomi; ぼう is a variant reading. The word is not commonly used in everyday Japanese.