Words — 5 found
くちばし
嘴
1. beak; billUsually written using kana alone
喙 【くちばし】、嘴 【はし】、觜 【はし】、クチバシ
喙: Rarely-used kanji form.
イスカ
1. common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)Usually written using kana alone
交喙 【いすか】、鶍 【いすか】
はし
いすかの嘴
1. (something) not coming together (as one had hoped or expected); unfortunate turn of events; unexpected turn; (a) crossbill's beak (which has differently shaped upper and lower parts)Idiomatic expression, See also 交喙, often as ~の食い違い (with the same meaning)
交喙の嘴 【いすかのはし】、鶍の嘴 【いすかのはし】