兄鷹

Japanese
Kanji in this term
兄 鷹
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
irregular

Etymology

Apparently a jukujikun (熟字訓) spelling from 小(しょう) (shō, “small”); contrast with the antonym, 弟鷹(だい) (dai), ostensibly from 大(だい) (dai, “big”). The kanji used are 兄 (“older brother”) +‎ 鷹 (“hawk, northern goshawk”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ː]

Noun

兄鷹(しょう) • (shō) 

  1. a small hawk
  2. a male hawk
  3. musket, male sparrowhawk

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