小鷺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	鷺
こ Grade: 1	さぎ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

小 (ko-, “little”) +‎ 鷺 (sagi, “egret”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こさぎ [kòságí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞sa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

小(こ)鷺(さぎ) or 小鷺(コサギ) • (kosagi) 

1. little egret, Egretta garzetta

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

• 大鷺(ダイサギ) (daisagi)
• 中鷺(チュウサギ) (chūsagi)