たか・鷹taka[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounhawk; falcon
   その鳥とりは鷹たかの半分はんぶんの大おおきさしかなかった。↗

   The bird was half the size of a hawk.

• RelatedはやぶさNeutralNeutral in register, 隼（はやぶさ） denotes falcons specifically, as distinct from hawks; use it when identifying an actual falcon, such as the peregrine falcon.

Use 鷹（たか） as the general term covering both hawks and falcons; choose 隼（はやぶさ） when the bird is specifically a falcon, since 隼 does not apply to hawks.

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1. 漁村ぎょそん用語ようごで、岩礁がんしょう。
2. 凪なぎ。