木霊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	霊
こ Grade: 1	たま > だま Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
木靈 (kyūjitai) 木魂谺

Etymology

Compound of 木(こ) (ko, “tree”) + 霊(たま) (tama, “spirit”). /ko/ is an older and apophonic form of /ki/ found in compounds.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こだま [kòdámá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞da̠ma̠]

Noun

木霊(こたま) • (kotama)

a tree spirit; the protective deity of a tree
- 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 1, page 44:
  樹神 [...] 内典云樹神、和名古太万
  Tree spirit [...]the Sutras call them tree spirits Japanese name kotama

Noun

木(こ)霊(だま) • (kodama)

a tree spirit; the protective deity of a tree
echo in valleys, mountains, off walls, etc.

References

Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.

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