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Chinese
夜鹰 / 夜鷹 [yè​yīng]
nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)
Japanese
夜鷹 蚊母鳥 怪鴟 よたか ぶんぼちょう ヨタカ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
  2. usually kana nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
  3. streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period)
  4. abbrev. soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors
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