大鷺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	鷺
だい Grade: 1	さぎ Jinmeiyō
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

大 (dai-, “great”) +‎ 鷺 (sagi, “egret”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいさぎ [dàíságí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [da̠isa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

大(だい)鷺(さぎ) or 大鷺(ダイサギ) • (daisagi) 

1. great egret, Ardea alba

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

See also

• 中鷺(チュウサギ) (chūsagi)
• 小鷺(コサギ) (kosagi)

References

• “大^▲鷺”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025