Japanese symbol for “falconer”
鷹匠
たかじょう
Romaji: takajou
falconer; hawker
In Japanese, falconer is 鷹匠, read たかじょう (takajou).
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Meanings
- n falconer; hawker
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鷹野 | たかの takano | falconry |
| 大鷹 | おおたか ootaka | northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) |
| 小鷹 | こたか kotaka | small hawk or falcon (used for hunting) |
| 鷹揚 | おうよう ouyou | large-hearted; generous; liberal |
| 夜鷹 | よたか yotaka | grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) |
| 師匠 | ししょう shishou | master; teacher |
| 意匠 | いしょう ishou | design |
| 巨匠 | きょしょう kyoshou | master; masterhand; maestro |
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.