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How do you read 百舌 in Japanese?
A bird written with hundred and tongue.
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A bird known for a sharp autumn call. Its Japanese name has two hiragana.
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百 and 舌 bird name reading
two kanji bird 百 followed by 舌
hundred and tongue kanji bird name
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百 has 6 strokes and the radical 白 (white). 舌 has 6 strokes and the radical 舌 (tongue). Radicals are dictionary classifications. The shape-based search phrases below provide other lookup clues.
百6 strokes / radical: 白 (white)
舌6 strokes / radical: 舌 (tongue)
Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.
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The answer is
もず
mozu
百舌
Understand the meaning
English translationShrike
A shrike, a bird that watches from a perch and catches insects or small animals.
See it in a sentence
畑のそばの枝で、百舌が高い声を響かせた。A shrike gave a high call from a branch beside the field.
A way to remember
Learn the whole pair as mozu rather than reading each familiar character separately.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 百舌
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Using 百舌
百舌が鳴く and 百舌の声 can introduce a bird through its call, even when it is not directly visible.
例：畑の向こうの枝から、百舌の鋭い声が響いた。
A shrike’s sharp call rang out from a branch beyond the field.
Reading and meaning in context
The pair names the bird もず. Do not interpret 百 as a count or 舌 as a separate word; learn the whole name.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 百舌
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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