鳶

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kite falcon

On-Yomi: エン

Koohii stories:

1) [nolusu] 5-2-2008(25): The kite falcon is a majestic bird that flies in the sky as fast as an arrow. So much so that its feathers are often used to make arrows.

2) [cameron_en] 1-12-2008(3): A man from the medievil times goes hunting for falcons, he aims his arrow, shoots and runs to look at the bird he got. Sadly it was just a kite and he'd made some poor boy very upset.

3) [abaddon] 5-6-2008(3): Arrow, bird: The black kite is a bird of prey (like the raptor). You can see it approaching its target, like an arrow speeding through the air.

4) [gavmck] 19-3-2010(2): In RTK3 2 ed. this is black kite. A ubiquitous Japanese falcon. One diagnostic feature of these birds is that their tails are v-shaped just like the tail of an arrow. Note: Story for kunyomi - (Two Shakespearean birders with binocs) One says, "That bird, トビ or not トビ?" The other replies, "Good question. Judging by arrow-tail, I'd say トビ.".

5) [Megaqwerty] 18-7-2007(1): The kite falcon flies like a kite so people fire arrows at it to try and bring it down.

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