木菟

Japanese
Kanji in this term
木 菟
Grade: 1 Hyōgaiji
irregular
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): [mʲimʲizɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]
  • (Tokyo) ず​く [zúꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [d͡zɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

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)?

  1. 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”)
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