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Etymology

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Grade: 1

Grade: 4
さぎ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(さぎ) or 五位鷺(ゴイサギ) (goisagiごゐさぎ (gowisagi)?

  1. night heron, specifically black-crowned night heron

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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