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大鳥

鳳、 鵬、 鴻、 凰

Reading

Kana: おおとり
Romaji: ootori
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

large bird

2

peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish)

Note: esp. 鵬
See also: 鵬 (reading ほう)
3

fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

Note: esp. 鳳 and 凰 as male and female respectively
See also: 鳳凰

Kanji

大
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
鳥
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
鳳
Readings: ホウ、 フウ
Meaning: male mythical bird
鵬
Readings: ホウ、 おおとり
Meaning: phoenix
鴻
Readings: コウ、 ゴウ、 おおとり、 ひしくい、 おおがり
Meanings: large bird, wild goose, large, great, powerful, prosperous
凰
Readings: コウ、 オウ、 おおとり
Meaning: female phoenix bird

鵬

Readings

Kana: ほう、ぼう
Romaji: hou, bou
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish)

Note: archaism
See also: 鯤

Kanji

鵬
Readings: ホウ、 おおとり
Meaning: phoenix