noun
cormorant
A diving bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae. In Japan, the Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) is famous for its use in ukai (cormorant fishing).
鵜が川で魚を捕っている。
A cormorant is catching fish in the river.
長良川の鵜飼いは有名だ。
Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River is famous.
Refers to the traditional fishing method using cormorants, not the bird itself.
The kanji 鵜 is a phono-semantic compound: 鳥 (bird) + 弟 (phonetic component). The reading う is native Japanese.