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