鷲

eagle

Stroke count: 23

Readings

On readingシュウ、ジュ

Kun readingわし

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

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小鳥は鷲から身を守れなかった。The little bird couldn't defend itself against the eagle.tatoeba
鷲は鳥の王だ。The eagle is king of birds.tatoeba

eagle (Accipitridae family)

Synonyms

Homonyms

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Same reading (わし)

Radicals and components

Radical鳥bird

Components

How it's built

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Compound words

狗鷲イヌワシ

golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

犬鷲イヌワシ

golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

禿鷲はげわし

Old World vulture

鷲座わしざ

Aquila (constellation)

鷲鼻わしばな

白頭鷲はくとうわし

bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

尾白鷲おじろわし

white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

鷲掴みわしづかみ

鷲木菟わしみみずく

Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)

鷲摑みわしづかみ

鷲づかみわしづかみ

アメリカ鷲木菟アメリカわしみみずく

great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)

Additional Examples

ライオンが獣の王であるのと同様、鷲は鳥の王である。

As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.tatoeba

その鳥は鷲の半分の大きさだった。

The bird was half as large as an eagle.tatoeba

Stroke Order

23 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鷲

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step