ワシ
Meanings
1
usually written using kana alone
Refers to eagles in general, especially members of the Accipitridae family. Often written in katakana in modern Japanese.
An eagle is soaring high in the sky.
The eagle caught a large prey.
Usage patterns
- 鷲が〈物〉を捕らえるan eagle catches/seizes something (prey)
The eagle seized a field mouse with its sharp talons.
- 鷲が空を舞うan eagle soars/circles in the sky
A large eagle was soaring gracefully above the mountain.
- 鷲の爪an eagle's talons (often used to describe something sharp or gripping)
He grabbed my arm with a hand like an eagle's talon.