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梟 is the generic title for an owl in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Often this refers to the Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
In some contexts, it can also mean valiant or refer to a trafficker.
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 owl search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
梟 枭 see styles |
xiāo xiao1 hsiao fukurou; fukuro; sake; fukurou / fukuro; fukuro; sake; fukuro ふくろう; ふくろ; さけ; フクロウ |
More info & calligraphy: Owl(kana only) owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis) owl |
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 |
雈 see styles |
huán huan2 huan |
type of owl |
鴞 鸮 see styles |
xiāo xiao1 hsiao |
owl (order Strigiformes) |
鵂 鸺 see styles |
xiū xiu1 hsiu ku |
used in 鵂鶹|鸺鹠[xiu1liu2] ulūka, an owl. |
鵩 see styles |
fú fu2 fu |
owl |
ほう see styles |
bou / bo ボウ |
(interjection) (1) oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; (expression) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute); (personal name) Bow |
休留 see styles |
xiū liú xiu1 liu2 hsiu liu Kyūru |
a type of owl |
倉鴞 仓鸮 see styles |
cāng xiāo cang1 xiao1 ts`ang hsiao tsang hsiao |
(bird species of China) barn owl (Tyto alba) |
優樓 优楼 see styles |
yōu lóu you1 lou2 yu lou Uru |
(優樓迦) Ulūka, the owl; a ṛṣi '800 years' before Śākyamuni, reputed as founder of the Vaiśeṣika philosophy. Also 優婁佉; 憂流迦; 嘔盧伽; 漚樓; 嗢露迦. |
八憍 see styles |
bā jiāo ba1 jiao1 pa chiao hakkyō |
The eight kinds of pride, or arrogance, resulting in domineering: because of strength; of clan, or name; of wealth; of independence, or position; of years, or age; of cleverness, or wisdom; of good or charitable deeds; of good looks. Of these, eight birds are named as types: 鴟梟 two kinds of owl, eagle, vulture, crow, magpie, pigeon, wagtail. |
夜梟 夜枭 see styles |
yè xiāo ye4 xiao1 yeh hsiao |
owl |
島梟 see styles |
shimafukurou; shimafukurou / shimafukuro; shimafukuro しまふくろう; シマフクロウ |
(kana only) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni) |
木兎 see styles |
tsuku つく |
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) horned owl |
木菟 see styles |
tsuku つく |
(kana only) horned owl; (personal name) Tsuku |
栗鴞 栗鸮 see styles |
lì xiāo li4 xiao1 li hsiao |
(bird species of China) oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius) |
梟座 see styles |
fukurouza / fukuroza ふくろうざ |
(astron) Noctua (no longer recognized constellation); the Owl |
森梟 see styles |
morifukurou; morifukurou / morifukuro; morifukuro もりふくろう; モリフクロウ |
(kana only) tawny owl (Strix aluco); brown owl |
猛鴞 猛鸮 see styles |
měng xiāo meng3 xiao1 meng hsiao |
(bird species of China) northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) |
白梟 see styles |
shirofukurou; shirofukurou / shirofukuro; shirofukuro しろふくろう; シロフクロウ |
(kana only) snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) |
草鴞 草鸮 see styles |
cǎo xiāo cao3 xiao1 ts`ao hsiao tsao hsiao |
(bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris) |
角鴞 角鸮 see styles |
jiǎo xiāo jiao3 xiao1 chiao hsiao |
screech owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus) |
角鴟 see styles |
mimizuku みみづく |
(kana only) horned owl |
雀梟 see styles |
suzumefukurou; suzumefukurou / suzumefukuro; suzumefukuro すずめふくろう; スズメフクロウ |
Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) |
雪鴞 雪鸮 see styles |
xuě xiāo xue3 xiao1 hsüeh hsiao |
(bird species of China) snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) |
面梟 see styles |
menfukurou; menfukurou / menfukuro; menfukuro めんふくろう; メンフクロウ |
(kana only) barn owl (Tyto alba) |
鬼鴞 鬼鸮 see styles |
guǐ xiāo gui3 xiao1 kuei hsiao |
(bird species of China) boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) |
鴟鴞 鸱鸮 see styles |
chī xiāo chi1 xiao1 ch`ih hsiao chih hsiao |
owl |
鵰鴞 雕鸮 see styles |
diāo xiāo diao1 xiao1 tiao hsiao |
(bird species of China) Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) |
鷹鴞 鹰鸮 see styles |
yīng xiāo ying1 xiao1 ying hsiao |
(bird species of China) brown boobook; brown hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Owl | 梟 枭 | fukurou / sake fukuro / sake | xiāo / xiao1 / xiao | hsiao |
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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