Expressions 鳶とんび が 鷹たか を 生う む a black hen lays a white egg; a kite gives birth to a hawk 能のう ある 鷹たか は 爪つめ を 隠かく す a wise person does not show off all their abilities; a skilled hawk hides its talons Don't confuse with 鷲 (eagle) is generally larger and more powerful than 鷹 , though both are commonly grouped together as birds of prey in casual speech.
隼 is a specific fast-flying falcon species, while 鷹 is the broader term that can include falcons like 隼 as well as true hawks.
Word family· 19 Show 11 more Show fewer grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) · nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker · streetwalker (Edo period); low-class prostitute · nighttime soba vendor; soba sold at night
falconry
mountain hawk-eagle; Hodgson's hawk eagle
group of buzzards rising in an updraft; pillar of buzzards
falconry term
falconry with a northern goshawk
falconry with small hawks or falcons
Chinese sparrowhawk; grey frog hawk
common kestrel · common buzzard
Gamblea innovans (deciduous tree) · extremely spicy chili pepper; hawk's claw chili · high-quality green tea variety
nighttime soba vendor; night-hawk soba
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Written forms タカ Usage 48%
kana-only spelling
Usually written in kana; the katakana form is common for animal names.
鷹たか Usage 48%
Kanji form is used but less common than kana; may appear in formal or literary contexts.
たか Usage 4%
Hiragana spelling is also common.
Etymology The word たか is native Japanese. The kanji 鷹 is a phono-semantic compound with 鳥 (bird) and a phonetic component, but the exact derivation of the Japanese word is uncertain.
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