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  [たか]    meaning:  bird  rank: 3
☆ 能有る鷹は隠す ⇨ Smart hawks hide their talons  (☛ A proverb. Means both “capable people won’t show off” and “Let the enemy underestimate you and then strike”)


More examples:
  • が鷹を生む ⇨ A kite gave birth to a hawk
  • 鷹は縦横無尽回った ⇨ The hawk flew around the sky at will
  • 政党内の鷹派 ⇨ The hawkish, hardliners in the political party
  • 立つはもっと鷹揚にえるべきだ ⇨ Those who stand above, leaders, should be more calm and relaxed, not reacting to every small stuff nervously