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Kanji Detail for 鷹 - "hawk"

鷹

  • Meaning

    鷹 means "hawk." Also associated with raptor.

    1. Hawk - A bird of prey.

    2. Falcon - A swift hunting bird.

    3. Fierce - A predatory raptor.

  • Tattoo check: 鷹

    • Verified meaning: hawk
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いん, おう, こうだか, たか)
    • Also carries these associations: raptor

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 鷹

    Given names 鷹(たかし)Listen 鷹(よう)Listen

    Surnames 鷹(いん)Listen 鷹(おう)Listen 鷹(こうだか)Listen 鷹(たか)Listen 鷹(たかさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hawk

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    eagle, falcon; Accipiter species (various)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    eagle, falcon, hawk

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

    A bird of prey. Its beak is hooked and strong. Wing span reaches two and a half feet. Back is dark brown. Belly is white with yellow-brown horizontal stripes. Its feet have four toes. Three toes face forward. One toe can rotate forward and backward. Each toe has hooked claws. Strong and powerful. Eyes are very sharp. Circling in the air, it can see the smallest things. Hunters often raise them to chase birds and hares.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    oh(オウ) オウ

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    taka(たか) たか

  • Strokes

    tip

    24 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    鳥 (tori・torihen)

  • Related Keywords

    hawk raptor bird predator hunting talons fierce flight soar prey

Sentences including 鷹

  • Black hens lay white eggs.

  • A smart falcon hides its talons.

  • An arrow passed through the hawk.

  • The hawk has piercing eyes.

  • He was looking for it like a hunting dog.

  • For some reason, I don't cope well with those recognized as hardliners.

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