Long legs - Ashinaga

Japanese: 足長 - あしなが

〘 noun 〙① Long legs. Also, the person who has them. ※Tower of Silence (1910)〈Mori Ogai〉 "Long-legged, as if lazy, glanced over at me out of the corner of his eye."② An imaginary person with extremely long legs. ※Makura (end of the 10th century) 23 "In the corner of Ushitora in Seiryoden, on the northern side of the screen, there is a picture of a raging sea, and the terrifying long-armed and long-legged creatures are visible."③ (adjective - verb ) To go far away. The state of travelling far. ※Otogizoshi, Karasagi Kassen Monogatari (mid-Muromachi period) "On the heron's side, long-legged creatures appeared and stayed put."④ An old name for the plant "Hakone Shida (Hakone Fern)". [Revised Edition of the Honsho Komoku Keimo (1847)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 足の長いこと。また、その人。※沈黙の塔（1910）〈森鴎外〉「脚長は不精らしくちょいと横目でこっちを見た」② 足が非常に長いという想像上の人。※枕（１０Ｃ終）二三「清涼殿の丑寅のすみの、北のへだてなる御障子(みさうじ)は、荒海の絵(かた)、生きたる物どものおそろしげなる手長(てなが)あしながなどをぞかきたる」③ (形動) 遠方まで出かけて行くこと。行動距離が遠いさま。※御伽草子・鴉鷺合戦物語（室町中）「鷺方には足ながに出て控へたり」④ 植物「はこねしだ（箱根羊歯）」の古名。〔重訂本草綱目啓蒙（1847）〕

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