隼(はやぶさ)

はやぶさ
noun
peregrine falcon
animal-bird
1. peregrine falcon
The peregrine falcon, a fast-flying bird of prey famous for its high-speed dives. The name is also used for fast trains and vehicles.
隼(はやぶさ)が空(そら)を飛(と)ぶ。
A falcon flies through the sky.
隼(はやぶさ)は獲物(えもの)めがけて急降下(きゅうこうか)する。
The peregrine falcon dives steeply at its prey.
隼(はやぶさ)は世界(せかい)で最(もっと)も速(はや)く飛(と)ぶ鳥(とり)とされ、急降下(きゅうこうか)時(じ)には時速(じそく)三百(さんびゃく)キロを超(こ)えることもある。
The peregrine falcon is considered the fastest-flying bird in the world, sometimes exceeding 300 km/h in a dive.

A bird of prey renowned for its speed in a dive. Because of this image, the name 隼(はやぶさ) is given to fast trains (the Tōhoku Shinkansen) and to Japan's 'Hayabusa' asteroid-probe spacecraft.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 鷹(たか): hawk — a larger relative traditionally used in falconry
  • 鷲(わし): eagle — the largest of the birds of prey

Related Words

Compare: 鷹(たか) (hawk)
Compare: 鷲(わし) (eagle)
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