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In Chinese, 鴟 is the Scops Owl. In Japanese, this is the black kite (Milvus migrans).
Colloquially in Japanese, this can refer to a construction worker who walks on or erects scaffolding. It can also be a firefighter up high on a ladder or building.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 鴟 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鴟 鸱 see styles |
chī chi1 ch`ih chih tonbi とんび tobi とび |
More info & calligraphy: Scops Owl / Black Kite(1) (kana only) black kite (Milvus migrans); (2) (abbreviation) Inverness cape; (1) (kana only) black kite (Milvus migrans); (2) (abbreviation) construction worker; scaffold erector; firefighter |
怪鴟 see styles |
yotaka よたか |
(1) (kana only) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); (2) (kana only) nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker |
糞鴟 see styles |
kusotobi くそとび |
(kana only) (colloquialism) (obscure) common buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
角鴟 see styles |
mimizuku みみづく |
(kana only) horned owl |
鴟尾 see styles |
shibi しび |
ornamental ridge-end tile |
鴟梟 鸱枭 see styles |
chī xiāo chi1 xiao1 ch`ih hsiao chih hsiao |
variant of 鴟鴞|鸱鸮[chi1 xiao1] |
鴟甍 鸱甍 see styles |
chī méng chi1 meng2 ch`ih meng chih meng |
a kind of ornament on the roof ridge |
鴟鴞 鸱鸮 see styles |
chī xiāo chi1 xiao1 ch`ih hsiao chih hsiao |
owl |
Variations: |
kusotobi; kusotobi くそとび; クソトビ |
(kana only) (colloquialism) (rare) (See ノスリ) common buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Variations: |
tobi; tonbi; tobi; tonbi とび; とんび; トビ; トンビ |
(1) (kana only) black kite (Milvus migrans); (2) (とび only) (abbreviation) (See 鳶職・1) construction worker; scaffold erector; firefighter; (3) (とび only) (abbreviation) (See 鳶口) fire hook; (4) (とび only) (abbreviation) (See 鳶色) reddish brown; (5) (とんび only) (abbreviation) (See 鳶合羽) Inverness cape; (6) (とんび only) filcher; sneak thief; pilferer |
黑頂蛙口鴟 黑顶蛙口鸱 see styles |
hēi dǐng wā kǒu chī hei1 ding3 wa1 kou3 chi1 hei ting wa k`ou ch`ih hei ting wa kou chih |
(bird species of China) Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) |
Variations: |
shibi しび |
ornamental ridge-end tile |
Variations: |
yotaka; bunbochou(蚊母鳥); yotaka / yotaka; bunbocho(蚊母鳥); yotaka よたか; ぶんぼちょう(蚊母鳥); ヨタカ |
(1) (kana only) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); (2) (kana only) nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; (3) (夜鷹 only) streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); (4) (夜鷹 only) (abbreviation) (See 夜鷹蕎麦) soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors |
Variations: |
mimizuku(木菟, 角鴟, 鴟鵂); mimizuku(木菟, 角鴟, 鴟鵂); zuku(木菟); tsuku(木菟, 木兎)(ok); mimizuku みみずく(木菟, 角鴟, 鴟鵂); みみづく(木菟, 角鴟, 鴟鵂); ずく(木菟); つく(木菟, 木兎)(ok); ミミズク |
(kana only) horned owl |
Variations: |
mimizuku(木菟, 角鴟, 鴟鵂); mimizuku(木菟, 角鴟, 鴟鵂); zuku(木菟); tsuku(木菟, 木兎)(ok); mimizuku みみずく(木菟, 角鴟, 鴟鵂); みみづく(木菟, 角鴟, 鴟鵂); ずく(木菟); つく(木菟, 木兎)(ok); ミミズク |
(kana only) horned owl |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Scops Owl Black Kite | 鴟 鸱 | tonbi / tobi | chī / chi1 / chi | ch`ih / chih |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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