ぬえ
鵺

noun

  1. Japanese chimera, mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail.
  2. White's thrush (Zoothera dauma).
  3. mysterious person, person of unknown character, enigma.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぬえ
鵺
 鵺 ぬえ
ぬえ
鵼
 鵼 ぬえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fabulous night bird, chimera
ぬえ　コウ　ヤ (Kentei 1)
night, evening
よる　ヤ　よ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ