鵺
鵺: nue (legendary night creature)
nue (legendary night creature)
19 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 1 words here
Readings
On
コウ・ヤ
Kunぬえ
鵺 (ぬえ) is a legendary monster with a monkey's face, tiger's limbs and snake's tail; 鵺的 describes someone elusive and hard to pin down.
Key words
鵺ぬえnue, legendary chimera
鵺的ぬえてきelusive; enigmatic
鵺鳥ぬえどりSiberian thrush
Example sentences
鵺は、猿の顔に虎の手足、蛇の尾を持つ怪物として語られる。
The nue is described as a monster with a monkey's face, a tiger's limbs and a snake's tail.
あの政治家は鵺的な人物で、本心がまったく見えない。
That politician is an elusive figure; you can't see his true intentions at all.
夜更けの森で、鵺鳥の物悲しい声が響いていた。
In the forest late at night, the plaintive cry of a Siberian thrush echoed.