ホオジロ

noun

meadow bunting

A common passerine bird (Emberiza cioides) found in East Asia. The name is usually written in kana.

• 春はるになると、ホオジロのさえずりが聞きこえる。

  In spring, you can hear the song of the meadow bunting.

noun

great white shark

Only when written 頬白

Rare alternate meaning, restricted to the kanji form 頬白. More commonly called ホオジロザメ.

See also: ホオジロザメ

• 「頬ほお白じろ」と書かいてサメを指さすこともあるが、普ふ通つうはホオジロザメと言いう。

  The kanji 頬白 can sometimes refer to a shark, but it is usually called ホオジロザメ.