Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 夜鷹 in Japanese
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夜鷹, 蚊母鳥, 怪鴟
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Kana Readingよたか, ぶんぼちょう
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Romajiyotaka, bunbochō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
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- Parts of speech
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- nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
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- Parts of speech
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- streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors
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