鵬ほう

also: ぼう

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Meanings

peng; giant mythical bird

In Chinese mythology, a colossal bird that transforms from a giant fish called 鯤 (こん). Often used metaphorically for something of immense scale or ambition. The word is literary and domain-specific.

Kanji

鵬phoenix

Don't confuse with

鯤こん
鯤 is the giant mythical fish that transforms into the giant bird 鵬, so learners often confuse which creature is which in the phrase 鯤鵬.

Word family

大たい鵬ほう
dapeng; giant mythical bird
柏はく鵬ほう
Kashiwado-Taihō era (1960s sumo)
鵬ほう程てい
long voyage; great distance
鵬ほう翼よく
wings of a giant mythical bird; airplane wings

Written forms

鵬Usage100%
- ほう
  Standard kanji form for the mythological bird. Reading ほう is the most common.
- ぼう
  Alternate reading ぼう is less common and may appear in some classical contexts.
ぼう

Etymology

From Chinese mythology, the character 鵬 represents a giant bird. The reading ほう is the on'yomi; ぼう is a variant reading. The word is not commonly used in everyday Japanese.

鵬ほう