白頭鷲
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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白 | 頭 | 鷲 |
はく Grade: 1 | とう Grade: 2 | わし Jinmeiyō |
kan’on | kun’yomi |
Etymology
From 白頭 (hakutō, “white head”) + 鷲 (washi, “eagle”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) はくとーわし [hàk
útóꜜòwàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1] - IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟̊ᵝto̞ːɰᵝa̠ɕi]
Noun
白頭鷲 (hiragana はくとうわし, katakana ハクトウワシ, rōmaji hakutōwashi)
- a bald eagle
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with 禿鷲 (hagewashi, “Old World vulture”, literally “bald eagle”).
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN