| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 鷹 | たか | falcon (Falconidae family), hawk |
| 鷹匠 | たかじょう | falconer, hawker |
| 禿鷹 | はげたか, ハゲタカ | vulture |
| 兀鷹 | はげたか, ハゲタカ | vulture |
| 鳶が鷹を生む | とんびがたかをうむ, とびがたかをうむ | Even plain parents can produce a genius child, A great person may be born of perfectly ordinary parents |
| 能ある鷹は爪を隠す | のうあるたかはつめをかくす | a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve, one shouldn't show off, the person who knows most often says least |
| 夜鷹 | よたか, ぶんぼちょう | grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae), goatsucker; streetwalker; soba vendors who walk around at night, soba sold by these vendors |
| 鷹揚 | おうよう, おおよう | largehearted, generous |
| 鷹派 | たかは | hawk or hardline faction |
| 鷹狩り | たかがり | falconry |
