弟鷹

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
弟 鷹
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

弟鷹(だい) • (dai) 

  1. female hawk
    1. specifically, a female of the northern goshawk
    Antonym: 兄鷹 (shō)
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