島柄長

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
島 柄 長
しま
Grade: 3 		え
Grade: S 		なが
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
シマエナガ Aegithalos caudatus caudatus

Etymology

島(しま) (shima, “island”) + 柄長(えなが) (enaga, “long-tailed tit”)

Pronunciation

Noun

島(しま)柄(え)長(なが) or 島柄長(シマエナガ) • (shima enaga) 

  1. Aegithalos caudatus japonicus, a subspecies of the long-tailed tit
    • 2017 March 5, “Bādo uochitchingu kafe [Bird watching cafe]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 28:
      庭(にわ)には愛(あい)らしい姿(すがた)から雪(ゆき)の妖(よう)精(せい)とも呼(よ)ばれるシマエナガも姿(すがた)を見(み)せ、客(きゃく)の「アイドル」となっている。
      Niwa ni wa airashī sugata kara yuki no yōsei to mo yobareru shimaenaga mo sugata o mise, kyaku no “aidoru” to natteiru.
      In the garden a shimaenaga, called the snow fairy for her adorable appearance, has made the scene and become an “idol” among the guests.
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