角鴟

Chinese

horn; angle; role
horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
 
scops owl
trad. (角鴟)
simp. (角鸱)

Pronunciation


Noun

角鴟

  1. true owl (of the Strigidae family)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みみずく
Grade: 2 Hyōgai
jukujikun

Etymology

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 角鴟 / 角鸱 (jiǎochī).

Noun

角鴟(みみずく) or 角鴟(ミミズク) • (mimizuku

  1. alternative spelling of 木菟 (eagle owl)