白頭鷲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	頭	鷲
はく Grade: 1	とう Grade: 2	わし Jinmeiyō
kan’on		kun’yomi

Etymology

From 白頭 (hakutō, “white head”) +‎ 鷲 (washi, “eagle”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はくと​ーわし [hàkútóꜜòwàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟̊ᵝto̞ːɰᵝa̠ɕi]

Noun

白(はく)頭(とう)鷲(わし) or 白頭鷲(ハクトウワシ) • (hakutōwashi) 

1. a bald eagle

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 禿鷲 (hagewashi, “Old World vulture”, literally “bald eagle”).