Word Meaning 百舌鳥

もず mozu

百舌鳥 is read as もず (mozu) and means shrike (any bird of family Laniidae).

Meaning

English

  1. shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)
  2. bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
  3. butcher bird

Reading

Kana

もず

Romaji

mozu

Writing Variants

  • 百舌 もず mozu
  • もず mozu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 119277 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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百声鳥

ももこえどり

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

百千鳥

ももちどり

plover

百舌勘定

もずかんじょう

splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount

百舌のはやにえ

もずのはやにえ

butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption

大百舌

おおもず

northern shrike

百科事典

ひゃっかじてん

encyclopedia

百戦錬磨

ひゃくせんれんま

veteran

百条委員会

ひゃくじょういいんかい

investigation committee (of prefectural assembly, established under Section 100 of the Act)

百分率

ひゃくぶんりつ

percentage

百分率機能

ひゃくぶんりつきのう

percentage function

百科全書派

ひゃっかぜんしょは

the Encyclopedists

百態

ひゃくたい

various phases