bush warbler singing after spring; late-singing bush warbler
Literary term for a bush warbler (uguisu) that continues singing even after the spring season has passed, evoking a sense of lingering beauty or the passage of time.
The song of a late-singing bush warbler echoed through the early-summer garden.
Standard kanji form; 鶯 is the regular character for 'bush warbler'.
Variant form using 鴬, a less common character for 'bush warbler'.
Compound of 老 (rou, 'old' or 'aged') and 鶯 (ou, 'bush warbler'), literally 'old bush warbler', referring to one that sings late into the season.