Japanese symbol for “falcon”
隼
はやぶさ
Romaji: hayabusa
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
In Japanese, falcon is 隼, read はやぶさ (hayabusa).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
Written forms: 隼. Readings: はやぶさ、ハヤブサ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “falcon”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鷹 | たか taka | hawk; falcon |
| ファルコン | ファルコン farukon | falcon |
| 連 | れん ren | falcon |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隼人 | はやと hayato | Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato |
| 鷹隼 | ようしゅん youshun | hawk and falcon |
| 稚児隼 | ちごはやぶさ chigohayabusa | northern hobby (Falco subbuteo) |
| 白隼 | しろはやぶさ shirohayabusa | gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) |
| 隼人瓜 | はやとうり hayatouri | chayote (Sechium edule); christophine; christophene |
See also: Chinese symbol for “falcon”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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