柄長

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
なが
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
エナガ or long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Etymology

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Of (e, handle) +‎ (naga, long). Both the generic sense and the bird species are attested from around the beginning of the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(なが) or 柄長(エナガ) (enagaゑなが (wenaga)?

  1. a vessel or receptacle with a long handle, or such a handle
  2. a long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN