Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 大
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鷲
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おお Grade: 1
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わし Jinmeiyō
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| kun'yomi
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Etymology
大 (ō, “big”) + 鷲 (washi, “eagle”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おおわし [òówáshí] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [o̞ːβ̞a̠ɕi]
Noun
大鷲 or 大鷲 • (ōwashi) ←おほわし (ofowasi) or オホワシ (ofowasi)?
- a Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)