夜鷹
Chinese
night | eagle; falcon; hawk | ||
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trad. (夜鷹) | 夜 | 鷹 | |
simp. (夜鹰) | 夜 | 鹰 |
Pronunciation
Noun
夜鷹
- nightjar
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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夜 | 鷹 |
よ Grade: 2 | たか Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
From 夜 (yo, “night”) + 鷹 (taka, “hawk”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) よたか [yóꜜtàkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [jo̞ta̠ka̠]
Noun
夜鷹 • (yotaka)
- a grey nightjar