方相

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方	相
ほう Grade: 2	そう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ほーそー [hòósóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ho̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

方相 (hiragana ほうそう, rōmaji hōsō, historical hiragana はうさう)

(obsolete) in ancient Japan, the role driving away devils at a certain religious ceremony, or the driver of the hearse carrying the coffin of a deceased emperor

Synonyms

方 (ほう)相 (そう)氏 (し) (hōsōshi)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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