Vocab Info

N1 Noun

鷲(わし)eagle (Accipitridae family)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        eagle (Accipitridae family)

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    鷲 【わし】、ワシ

    Details

      • わ

      • し

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    Examples

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    • 鷲(わし)は小(ちい)さな魚(さかな)や鳥(とり)を食(た)べます。

      Eagles feed on small fish and birds.

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    • 砂浜(すなはま)の上(うえ)を鷲(わし)が悠々(ゆうゆう)と飛(と)んでいます。

      An eagle is soaring gracefully over the sandy beach.

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    • 鷲(わし)が風(かぜ)に乗(の)って飛(と)ぶ様子(ようす)はカッコイイです。

      The way eagles fly as if riding the wind looks so cool.

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    • あのくちばしと爪(つめ)が曲(ま)がっていて鋭(するど)い鳥(とり)は鷲(わし)に違(ちが)いない。

      That bird with curved, razor-sharp beak and talons has to be an eagle.

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    • 鷲(わし)は猛禽(もうきん)であり、鋭(するど)い嘴(くちばし)と爪(つめ)を使(つか)って魚(さかな)や小獣(しょうじゅう)を捕食(ほしょく)します。

      An eagle is a bird of prey that hunts fish and small animals using its sharp beak and claws.

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