鷺(さぎ)

鷺(さぎ) is a general term for herons and egrets.

Common types in Japan:

• 白鷺(しらさぎ) (white egret) - includes great egret, little egret
• 青鷺(あおさぎ) (grey heron)
• 五位鷺(ごいさぎ) (night heron)

白鷺城(しらさぎじょう) is another name for 姫路城(ひめじじょう) (Himeji Castle), due to its white walls resembling a white heron in flight.

Note: Not to be confused with 詐欺(さぎ) (fraud), which has the same reading.

Counter: 羽(わ)