Shirabe
夜鷹 よたか
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
English JMdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae);goatsucker
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) only applies to 夜鷹 streetwalker;low class prostitute (Edo period)
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) abbreviation only applies to 夜鷹 soba vendors who walk around at night;soba sold by these vendors
Other forms 蚊母鳥 【よたか】 · 怪鴟 【よたか】 · 夜たか 【よたか】 (search-only kanji form)

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