いぬわし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
犬鷲 狗鷲

イヌワシ: a golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いぬ​わし [ìnúꜜwàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) いぬわし [ìnúwáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [inɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠ɕi]

Noun

いぬわし or イヌワシ • (inuwashi) ^{←いぬわし (inwasi)?}

1. the golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).