木菟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	菟
みみずく
Grade: 1	Hyōgai
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
木兎鵩鶹雈鵂角鴟鴟鵂耳木菟耳木兎

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from 耳付く (literally “eared”), from 耳 (mimi, “ear”) +‎ 付く (tsuku, “to be attached with”), in reference to the hair that resembles ears on the head. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みみずく [mìmíꜜzùkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [mʲimʲizɨkɯ̟]

(Tokyo) ずく [zúꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [d͡zɨkɯ̟]

Noun

木菟(みみずく) or 木菟(ミミズク) or 木菟(ずく) or 木菟(ズク) • (mimizuku or zuku) ^{←みみづく (mimiduku) or ミミヅク (mimiduku) or づく (duku) or ヅク (duku)^?}

a horned owl

Derived terms

青(アオ)葉木菟(バズク) (aobazuku)
大(オオ)木(コノ)葉(ハ)木菟(ズク) (ōkonohazuku)
木(こ)の葉木菟(はずく) (konohazuku)
虎(トラ)斑(フ)木菟(ズク) (torafuzuku)
鷲木菟(ワシミミズク) (washimimizuku, “eagle owl”)