ぼんのうさぎ

noun

yellow bittern

A small heron species (Ixobrychus sinensis) found in East Asia. The Japanese name is usually written in kana. The kanji 煩悩鷺 is a playful or folk-etymological spelling.

See also: よしごい

• 田たんぼでぼんのうさぎを見みかけた。

  I spotted a yellow bittern in the rice paddy.

• ぼんのうさぎは葦あしの茂しげみに隠かくれていることが多おおい。

  Yellow bitterns often hide in reed thickets.