黒鷺

Japanese

Etymology
Kanji in this term
黒 鷺
くろ
Grade: 2		 さぎ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
黑鷺 (kyūjitai)

黒 (kuro, “black”) +‎ 鷺 (sagi, “heron; egret”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くろさぎ [kùróságí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞sa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

黒(くろ)鷺(さぎ) or 黒鷺(クロサギ) • (kurosagi) 

  1. Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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