小雀

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小	雀
こ Grade: 1	がら Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi	Irregular

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) こがら [kògárá] (Heiban – [0])
- (Tokyo) こがら [kóꜜgàrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

小雀 (hiragana こがら, katakana コガラ, rōmaji kogara)

a willow tit

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小	雀
こ Grade: 1	すずめ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

From 小 (ko, “small”) +‎ 雀 (suzume, “sparrow”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) こすずめ [kòsúꜜzùmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA^(key): [ko̞sɨᵝzɨᵝme̞]

Noun

小雀 (hiragana こすずめ, rōmaji kosuzume)

(literally) a small sparrow
a baby sparrow

Alternative forms

(baby sparrow): 子雀

Proper noun

小雀 (hiragana こすずめ, rōmaji Kosuzume)

Kosuzume (a town in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)

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