フクロウ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

owl; Ural owl

usually written using kana alone

Refers to owls in general, but the gloss specifically notes the Ural owl (Strix uralensis) as a common species in Japan.

At night, I heard an owl hooting in the forest.

フクロウは首くびを大おおきく回まわすことができる。

Owls can turn their heads a long way around.

フクロウが鳴なくan owl hoots/calls
夜よるになるとフクロウが鳴なく声こえが聞きこえる。
At night, you can hear an owl hooting.
フクロウを飼かうto keep an owl (as a pet)
最さい近きん、フクロウを飼かう人ひとが増ふえている。
Recently, more people are keeping owls as pets.

ミミズク
フクロウ is the general term for owls without ear tufts, while ミミズク refers specifically to horned owl species that have prominent feather tufts on their heads.

フクロウUsage53%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
ふくろうUsage27%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
梟ふくろうUsage20%
Kanji form; rarely used in practice, and it is not marked as a priority form.
不ふ苦く労ろう
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form

The origin is uncertain. The word may be related to the sound of an owl's call, but the exact derivation is unclear.

モリフクロウ

tawny owl; brown owl

snowy owl

Eurasian pygmy owl

barn owl

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Ateji spelling; rarely used.

福ふ来く朗ろう

ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form

Ateji spelling; rarely used.