柄長
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 柄 | 長 |
| え Grade: S |
なが Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
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エナガ or long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
Etymology
Of 柄 (e, “handle”) + 長 (naga, “long”). Both the generic sense and the bird species are attested from around the beginning of the 18th century.[1]
Noun
柄長 • (enaga) ←ゑなが (wenaga)?
- a vessel or receptacle with a long handle, or such a handle
- a long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
Derived terms
- 島柄長 (shimaenaga)
See also
エナガ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja- エナガ科 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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