鵠くぐいくぐいMeanings1nounswanarchaicArchaic word for 'swan', now largely replaced by 白鳥 (はくちょう). Found in classical literature and poetry.See also: 白鳥 (はくちょう)古ふるい和わ歌かでは「鵠くぐい」を「くぐい」と読よんで白しら鳥とりを指さすことがある。In old waka poetry, 鵠 is read as くぐい and refers to a swan.
