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black kite (bird of prey)
A common brown bird of prey often seen circling and crying overhead near coasts and rivers in Japan, known for snatching food from people.
鳶が空で輪を描く。
A kite circles in the sky.
海岸で鳶にお弁当を取られた。
A kite snatched my lunch at the beach.
鳶がピーヒョロロと鳴きながら、上空をゆっくりと旋回していた。
A black kite slowly circled overhead, crying with its characteristic call.
A common medium-sized hawk seen circling over Japanese coasts, rivers, and towns. It is notorious for swooping down to snatch food from people's hands at the beach.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 鳶が輪を描く: a kite circles
- 鳶に油揚げをさらわれる: to have something snatched away unexpectedly (idiom)
IDIOM:
- 鳶が鷹を生む: 'a kite gives birth to a hawk' — an ordinary parent producing an exceptional child.