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Kanji Detail for 鶡 - "eared pheasant"

  • Meaning

    鶡 means "eared pheasant."

    1. Eared pheasant - A bird of the family Phasianidae with ear-like feathers.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crossbill; species of nightingale

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    crossbill, species of nightingale

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    crossbill; long-tailed pheasant

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    鶡雞. Like a pheasant but larger. Feathers are brown. Hence called 鶡. Head has hair-like horns. Fierce nature and likes to fight. Will not retreat even in death. Hence in ancient times, military officials all wore 鶡冠 (he-crest caps).
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