夜鷹

よたか

Also written ヨタカ, ぶんぼちょう, 蚊母鳥, 怪鴟

Meanings

1. Noun grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
2. nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
3. streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period)
4. soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors See also: 夜鷹そば (よたかそば).

Kanji

• 夜 night. Read as よ.
• 鷹 hawk. Read as たか.

Words containing 夜鷹

• 夜鷹そば (よたかそば) ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)

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