日雀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	雀
ひ Grade: 1	がら Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	irregular

Etymology

Compare 山(やま)雀(がら) (yamagara, “varied tit”), as well as similar birds such as 小(こ)雀(がら) (kogara, “willow tit”), 四(し)十(じゅう)雀(から) (shijūkara, “Japanese tit”), 烏帽子雀(えぼしがら) (eboshigara, “tufted titmouse”).

ひがら or coal tit, Periparus ater

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひがら [hìgárá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çiɡa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

日(ひ)雀(がら) or 日雀(ヒガラ) • (higara) 

1. coal tit, Periparus ater

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).