白鷺

See also: 白鹭

Chinese

white; empty; blank
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

Proper noun

白鷺

  1. (社區) Bailu (a residential community in Tancheng, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)
  2. (aviation, Mainland China) callsign for Xiamen Airlines.

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

  • (Tokyo) らさぎ [shìráságí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾa̠sa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

(しら)(さぎ) or 白鷺(シラサギ) or (はく)() or 白鷺(ハクロ) • (shirasagi or hakuro

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

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

白鷺 • (baengno) (hangeul 백로)

  1. hanja form? of 백로