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Kanji Detail for 鴇 - "bustard, lewdness, dark dappled horse, crested ibis"
鴇
- Meaning
鴇 means "bustard, lewdness, dark dappled horse, crested ibis."
Bustard - A bird of the family Otididae.
Lewdness - A metaphor for promiscuity.
Dark dappled horse - A horse with a grayish-black coat.
Crested ibis - A bird of the family Threskiornithidae (Japanese usage).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
wild goose; madam of a brothel; crested ibis
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
bustard; procuress; Otis species (various)
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
Chinese bustard; procuress
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
bustard; procuress; Otis species (various)
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A bird. Similar to a goose but with spotted markings. Feet have no hind toe. In ancient times, it was said to be extremely lustful by nature. Hence prostitutes were called 鴇兒, and brothel madams were called 鴇母. The left side follows 匕 and 十. The vulgar form 鴇 is incorrect.
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