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    3. 夜鷹

    夜鷹

    夜よ鷹たか

    grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)

    NTNounAnimalsUsually kanaKanji Vocab32 strokes

    蚊母鳥怪鴟夜たか

    よたかぶんぼちょうヨタカ

    Noun

    1.
    grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae), goatsucker
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    streetwalker, low class prostitute (Edo period)
    4.
    soba vendors who walk around at night, soba sold by these vendors
    abbreviation

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    Kanji that make up this word

    夜
    よ・よる…(1)
    night・evening
    鷹
    たか…(2)
    hawk
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