adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
caw; cawing
Archaic onomatopoeic adverb describing the caw of a crow or similar bird. Often used with と. Rare in modern Japanese; カーカー is the usual contemporary equivalent.
An old poem says, 'The crow caws with an a-a.'
Variant using the iteration mark 々.
Mimetic word from the sound of a crow's caw. The kanji 唖 (mute, dumb) is used phonetically; the exact derivation is uncertain.