taka

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Translation

taka means "Hawk" in English.

  • 鷹 vs. 鷲
    Both taka and washi refer to members of the Accipitridae family. One difference is that taka usually refer to the smaller birds, while washi refers to the bigger ones, although there are exceptions. Another difference is that taka are easier to domesticate. [1]
taka written with kanji is 鷹.
This word contains non-jouyou kanji 常用漢字.
taka written with katakana is タカ.
taka written with hiragana is たか.
Romaji ta ka
Hiraganaたか
Katakanaタカ
Kanji 鷹
School Level ✕

Homonyms & Similar Words

  • taka'! 高っ！ may mean "[it's] expensive!" or "[it's] high!" This comes from the i-adjective takai 高い, which can mean "high" or "expensive" depending on context.
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Trivia

  • "Falconry" in Japanese is takagari 鷹狩.[2]
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You May Be Cool, But Are You Horse-Riding With a Hawk in Hand Kinda Cool?
You May Be Cool, But Are You Horse-Riding With a Hawk in Hand Kinda Cool?

Synonyms

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: 鷹 (Hawk)
  1. 鷹と鷲の違いを教えてください - detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp, accessed .
  2. 鷹狩 - ja.wikipedia.org, accessed .