紅篦鷺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅	篦	鷺
べに Grade: 6	へら Hyōgaiji	さぎ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
紅箆鷺

Etymology

紅 (beni, “crimson”) +‎ 篦鷺 (herasagi, “Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)”)

Noun

紅(べに)篦(へら)鷺(さぎ) or 紅篦鷺(ベニヘラサギ) • (beniherasagi) 

1. a roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)