ふくろう
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
Pitch accent
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Composed of
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
Composed of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
barn owl (Tyto alba)
Noctua (no longer recognized constellation); the Owl
snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
tawny owl (Strix aluco); brown owl
Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)
Yezo Ural owl (Strix uralensis japonica)
great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
Noctua (no longer recognized constellation); the Owl
kakapo (Strigops habroptila); owl parrot
burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)
Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula)
Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus); boreal owl
spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)
The Owl and the Nightingale
Yezo Ural owl (Strix uralensis japonica)
Examples (1 in total)
Owls can see in the dark.