もず

See also: もす

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of もず – see the following entry.
【百舌】
[noun] Lanius bucephalus, the bull-headed shrike
[noun] general name for birds in family Laniidae: the shrikes
Alternative spellings
百舌鳥, 鴃, 鵙, 鶪, モズ
(This term, もず (mozu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as もず, see Category:Japanese kanji read as もず.)

Etymology 2

Readings of various kanji.

Proper noun

もず • (Mozu) 

  1. 万代, 毛受, 毛須, 百鳥: a surname
  2. 茂頭: a placename
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