白鷺

See also: 白鹭

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
heron
trad. (白鷺)
simp. (白鹭)

Pronunciation


Noun

白鷺

  1. little egret (Egretta garzetta)

Synonyms


Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: 1

Jinmeiyō
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
しら
Grade: 1
さぎ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

(shira, white) + (sagi, heron; egret)

Pronunciation

Noun

白鷺 (hiragana しらさぎ, katakana シラサギ, rōmaji shirasagi, alternative reading はくろ, katakana ハクロ, rōmaji hakuro)

  1. egret (any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea)

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

白鷺 (baengno) (hangeul 백로)

  1. Hanja form? of 백로.
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