鷹

たか
taka

hawk, falcon

What does 鷹 mean?

鷹 is a Japanese noun meaning “hawk” or “falcon” in English. It is written as 鷹 in kanji, たか in hiragana, and taka in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その鳥は鷹の半分の大きさしかなかった。

The bird was half the size of a hawk.

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