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イヌワシ (いぬわし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

イヌワシ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

golden eagle

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to Aquila chrysaetos, a large bird of prey found in mountainous regions of Japan.

イヌワシは日本にほんの山さん岳がく地ち帯たいに生せい息そくしている。
The golden eagle inhabits the mountainous regions of Japan.
空そら高たかくイヌワシが舞まっていた。
A golden eagle was soaring high in the sky.

Written forms

イヌワシUsage63%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
犬いぬ鷲わしUsage38%
Kanji form using 犬 (dog) and 鷲 (eagle); rarely used in practice.
狗いぬ鷲わし
rarely-used kanji form
Alternate kanji form with 狗 (dog); marked as rarely used.

Kanji

犬dog
鷲eagle
狗puppy, dog

Similar words

オジロワシ
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), another large eagle found in Japan, but with a white tail and different habitat preferences.
鷲わし
General term for eagle; イヌワシ is a specific species.

Etymology

The name イヌワシ literally means 'dog eagle'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it may refer to the bird's size or its call resembling a dog's bark. The kanji 犬鷲 and 狗鷲 reflect this literal meaning.