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Scops Owl / Black Kite
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.
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| 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 |
凧 see styles |
kaito かいと |
kite; (given name) Kaito |
鳶 鸢 see styles |
yuān yuan1 yüan tobi とび |
kite (small hawk) (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; (surname) Tobi |
鵄 see styles |
tonbi とんび tobi とび |
(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 |
凧糸 see styles |
takoito たこいと |
kite string |
凧絵 see styles |
takoe たこえ |
picture on a kite |
和凧 see styles |
wadako わだこ |
Japanese kite |
喜禎 see styles |
kitei / kite きてい |
(surname) Kitei |
基底 see styles |
jī dǐ ji1 di3 chi ti kitei / kite きてい |
plinth; base; substrate (1) base; basis; foundation; (2) {math} basis (linear algebra); (3) {math} base (topology); basis |
奴凧 see styles |
yakkodako やっこだこ |
kite shaped like a footman |
字凧 see styles |
jidako じだこ |
kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it |
放線 放线 see styles |
fàng xiàn fang4 xian4 fang hsien housen / hosen ほうせん |
(angling) to play a fish; (kite-flying) to let the string out; (dating) to play the field (n,adj-f) radiatio; radial structure; radiation (in anatomy, etc.) |
斷線 断线 see styles |
duàn xiàn duan4 xian4 tuan hsien |
(of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break; (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued; (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected; cut off |
旗亭 see styles |
kitei / kite きてい |
restaurant; inn |
既定 see styles |
jì dìng ji4 ding4 chi ting kitei / kite きてい |
already fixed; set; established (adj-no,n) (ant: 未定) established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined |
木手 see styles |
kite きて |
(personal name) Kite |
来手 see styles |
kite きて |
(See 行手) someone who is coming |
栗鳶 栗鸢 see styles |
lì yuān li4 yuan1 li yüan |
(bird species of China) Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) |
汽艇 see styles |
qì tǐng qi4 ting3 ch`i t`ing chi ting kitei / kite きてい |
motor boat (steam) launch |
燕鳶 see styles |
tsubametobi; tsubametobi つばめとび; ツバメトビ |
(kana only) swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) |
紙凧 see styles |
tako たこ |
kite |
紙鳶 纸鸢 see styles |
zhǐ yuān zhi3 yuan1 chih yüan ikanobori いかのぼり ika いか |
kite kite |
紙鷂 纸鹞 see styles |
zhǐ yào zhi3 yao4 chih yao |
kite |
規定 规定 see styles |
guī dìng gui1 ding4 kuei ting kitei / kite きてい |
to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations (noun, transitive verb) (1) stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule; (2) {chem} (See 規定度) normal (unit of normality); (3) (abbreviation) {sports} (See 規定種目,規定演技) compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine; compulsory dance (figure skating); (a) compulsory |
規程 规程 see styles |
guī chéng gui1 cheng2 kuei ch`eng kuei cheng kitei / kite きてい |
rules; regulations official regulations; inner rules |
赤鳶 see styles |
akatobi; akatobi あかとび; アカトビ |
(kana only) red kite (Milvus milvus) |
金鵄 see styles |
kinshi きんし |
(leg) golden kite (which landed on the tip of Emperor Jimmu's bow after he had defeated Nagasunehiko) |
風箏 风筝 see styles |
fēng zheng feng1 zheng5 feng cheng |
kite (Etymology: Kites with bamboo whistles attached produced musical sounds when flown.) |
黑鳶 黑鸢 see styles |
hēi yuān hei1 yuan1 hei yüan |
(bird species of China) black kite (Milvus migrans) |
トンビ see styles |
tonbi トンビ |
(kana only) black kite (Milvus migrans) |
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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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