鷲 — kanji meaning “eagle”
鷲
eagle
- Meanings
- eagle
- On'yomi
- シュウ (shuu)、ジュ (ju)
- Kun'yomi
- わし
- Name readings
- す、わ、わせ
- Strokes
- 23
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #1925 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 196
- Chinese reading
- jiù — Chinese character page
Words with 鷲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鷲掴み | わしづかみ washizukami | grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold |
| 大鷲 | おおわし oowashi | Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) |
| 鷲鼻 | わしばな washibana | aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose |
| 双頭の鷲 | そうとうのわし soutounowashi | double-headed eagle (symbol of heraldry) |
| 禿鷲 | はげわし hagewashi | Old World vulture |
| 鷲座 | わしざ washiza | Aquila (constellation); the Eagle |
| 犬鷲 | いぬわし inuwashi | golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) |
| 白頭鷲 | はくとうわし hakutouwashi | bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) |
| 尾白鷲 | おじろわし ojirowashi | white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) |
| 白襟禿鷲 | しろえりはげわし shiroerihagewashi | griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) |
| 鷲木菟 | わしみみずく washimimizuku | Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) |
| 冠鷲 | かんむりわし kanmuriwashi | crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) |
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