稲いな雀すずめ

noun

sparrows flocking on ripening rice fields

Rare, poetic term for the scene of sparrows gathering in rice paddies as the grain ripens. Not used in everyday conversation.

• 秋あきになると、田たんぼに稲いな雀すずめが群むらがる風ふう景けいが見みられる。

  In autumn, you can see the sight of sparrows flocking in the rice fields.