鷺草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鷺	草
さぎ Jinmeiyō	そう Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Etymology

鷺(さぎ) (sagi, “egret”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”), from the apparent resemblance to a flying egret

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さぎそー [sàgísóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ɡʲiso̞ː]

Noun

鷺(さぎ)草(そう) or 鷺草(サギソウ) • (sagisō) 

1. fringed orchid

Derived terms

• 大鷺草(だいさぎそう) (daisagisō)