Meaning of given character

Question

I was just wondering the character shown in image is Japanese or not. If yes then can you please tell me the meaning of it.

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I'd agree with what others are saying: it looks very much like a stylistic 隼（はやぶさ）. In fact, here's a screen dump of the image with JWPce showing the Kanji detail next to it: taylorj.org.uk/images/Hayabusa.png

Oleg Levy · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-18 10:41:30Z

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Could it be 隼（はやぶさ）- falcon? Pretty certain about the top part, less sure about the bottom.

answered Jun 18 '12 at 10:41

Oleg Levy
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jkerian · Answer 2 · 2012-06-18 15:28:18Z

I have a feeling it says the same as the romaji directly below it, painted on the side of the bike: http://www.suzukicycles.com/Product%20Lines/Cycles/Products/Hayabusa/2012/GSX1300R.aspx

The literal meaning can be looked up in any of the dictionaries listed on our resources page, like this for example.

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