Japanese symbol for “vulture”
禿鷹
はげたか
Romaji: hagetaka
vulture; condor
In Japanese, vulture is 禿鷹, read はげたか (hagetaka).
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 vulture; condor
Written forms: 禿鷹、兀鷹. Readings: はげたか、ハゲタカ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禿げる | はげる hageru | to lose hair; to become bald |
| 禿頭 | はげあたま hageatama | bald head |
| 禿鷲 | はげわし hagewashi | Old World vulture |
| 禿び | ちび chibi | small child; pipsqueak; small fry |
| 丸禿 | まるはげ maruhage | complete baldness |
| 鷹匠 | たかじょう takajou | falconer; hawker |
| 鷹野 | たかの takano | falconry |
| 大鷹 | おおたか ootaka | northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vulture”.
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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