Word Meaning 怪鴟

よたか yotaka

怪鴟 is read as よたか (yotaka) and means grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus).

Meaning

English

  1. grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
  2. nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae)
  3. goatsucker
  4. soba vendors who walk around at night
  5. soba sold by these vendors
  6. streetwalker
  7. low class prostitute (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

よたか

Romaji

yotaka

Writing Variants

  • 蚊母鳥 ぶんぼちょう bumbochou
  • 蚊母鳥 よたか yotaka
  • 夜鷹 よたか yotaka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 159016 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

怪我

けが

injury

怪しい

あやしい

suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)

怪奇

かいき

grotesque

怪しむ

あやしむ

to suspect

怪物

かいぶつ

monster

怪談

かいだん

ghost story

怪獣

かいじゅう

monster

怪文書

かいぶんしょ

dubious document

怪人

かいじん

mysterious person

かい

mystery

怪しげ

あやしげ

questionable

怪盗

かいとう

mysterious thief