black kite, fireman, hook
鳶 centers on a bird of prey, specifically the black kite. The fireman and hook meanings are extended uses: firemen were historically called 'kites' for their high-ladder work, and a hook resembles the bird's curved beak or talons.
鳶 combines 弋 (a stake or arrow) with 鳥 (bird), likely referring to a bird of prey that swoops like an arrow. The exact historical development is uncertain.
See a bird (鳥) with a sharp, hooked shape (弋) above it, like a kite's curved beak or a fireman's hook. This is the black kite, a bird known for its hooked beak and soaring flight.
For エン, imagine a black kite soaring over an English garden, its hooked beak glinting: 'en' from 'English' cues エン.
black kite (Milvus migrans)
Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
sneak thief; daytime prowler
swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus)
common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
red kite (Milvus milvus)
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; a kite gives birth to a hawk
to be robbed of one's due; to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite
firefighter (Edo period)
construction worker's baggy trousers
fire hook; firefighter's hook
Inverness cape
crane chaser; dogman
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
construction worker employed on scaffolding; fitter; rigger
reddish brown
sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground)
all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; the kites fly and the fish leap
Japanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei)