からす
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. crow (Corvus spp.); raven
Kanji used
crow
Pitch accent
らす
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Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
small, crow-billed tengu
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes pilosa)
something indistinct; (lit.) a crow in a pitch-black night
black Japanese striped snake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese black ratsnake
something indistinct; (lit.) a crow in a pitch-black night
Corvus (constellation); the Crow; the Raven
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats; oat (Avena sativa); oats
crow's feet (wrinkles)
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
Chinese peacock (species of swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor)
Examples (1 in total)
The crow flew away.