弟鷹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弟	鷹
Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Etymology

Apparently a jukujikun (熟字訓) spelling from 大(だい) (dai, “big”); contrast with the antonym, 兄鷹(しょう) (shō), ostensibly from 小(しょう) (shō, “small”). The kanji used are 弟 (“younger brother”) +‎ 鷹 (“hawk, northern goshawk”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [da̠i]

Noun

弟鷹(だい) • (dai) 

1. female hawk
   1. specifically, a female of the northern goshawk

   Antonym: 兄鷹 (shō)