方相

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ほーそー [hòósóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

方(ほう)相(そう) • (hōsō) ←はうさう (fausau)?

  1. (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

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References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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