ほうおう
Meanings
Noun
1. Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
sometimes erroneously associated with the Egyptian phoenix
Kanji used
phoenix
female phoenix bird
Pitch accent
うお
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Composed of
feng (male Chinese firebird)
huang (female Chinese firebird)
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)
Chinese phoenix pattern
Phoenix (constellation)