Words — 34 found
たかばしら
鷹柱
1. group of buzzards (etc.) rising in an updraft (before the southward autumn migration); pillar of buzzards
よたか
夜鷹
1. grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)Usually written using kana alone
2. nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsuckerUsually written using kana alone
3. streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period)Only applies to 夜鷹
4. soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendorsAbbreviation, Only applies to 夜鷹, See also 夜鷹蕎麦
蚊母鳥 【よたか】、怪鴟 【よたか】、蚊母鳥 【ぶんぼちょう】、ヨタカ
よたか
アメリカ夜鷹
1. common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)Usually written using kana alone
アメリカヨタカ
のうたかつめかく
能ある鷹は爪を隠す
1. a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talonsProverb
能有る鷹は爪を隠す 【のうあるたかはつめをかくす】、脳ある鷹は爪を隠す 【のうあるたかはつめをかくす】
脳ある鷹は爪を隠す: Irregular kanji usage.
とんびたかう
鳶が鷹を生む
1. to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; a kite gives birth to a hawkIdiomatic expression
鳶が鷹を生む 【とびがたかをうむ】
よたか
ホイップアーウイル夜鷹
1. whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwillUsually written using kana alone
ホイッパーウィル夜鷹 【ホイッパーウィルよたか】、ホイップアーウイルヨタカ、ホイッパーウィルヨタカ
はげたか
禿鷹ファンド
1. vulture fund; fund that buys distressed stocks at low prices and sells for a profitUsually written using kana alone
ハゲタカファンド、ハゲタカ・ファンド
いちふじにたかさんなすび
一富士二鷹三茄子
1. best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)Proverb
よくくまたかまたさ
欲の熊鷹股裂く
1. avarice brings doom upon oneself; grasp all, lose all; the greedy hawk-eagle splits in half (when trying to catch two boars at once)Proverb