ミソサザイ

Japanese

Noun

ミソサザイ or みそさざい • (misosazai) 

1. 鷦鷯, 三十三才: Eurasian wren, winter wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.

Usage notes

• ミソサザイ is a winter kigo.
• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

See also

• Winter wren on Wikipedia.Wikipedia