No. 2,827 in Japanese
鷹
Hawk.
In a sentence
鷹が空を悠然と舞う。
A hawk gracefully dances through the sky.
Here, '鷹' (Hawk) is used as the subject of the sentence to describe the bird in motion.
彼は鷹のように視力が良い。
He has eyesight as keen as a hawk's.
In this sentence, '鷹' is used metaphorically to describe keen vision, comparing the subject to a hawk.
鷹狩りは古代日本で流行していた活動だった。
Falconry was a popular activity in ancient Japan.
Here, '鷹' is referenced within the compound word '鷹狩り' (falconry), demonstrating the use of '鷹' in cultural context.
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