神楽鈴

Japanese
神楽鈴 (kagura suzu): two miko performing, each with a kagura suzu in their raised right hands.
Kanji in this term
神 楽 鈴
か
Grade: 3		 らく > ぐら
Grade: 2		 すず
Grade: S
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
神樂鈴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 神楽 (kagura, “divine entertainment”) +‎ 鈴 (suzu, “bell”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かぐら​すず [kàgúráꜜ sùzù] (Nakadaka – [3])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɡɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ sɨᵝzɨᵝ]

Noun

神(か)楽(ぐら)鈴(すず) • (kagura suzu) 

  1. a three-tiered set of bells suspended by coiled brass wires on a hand-held rod used in the kagura dances by miko.
    The inspiration for the shape of the bells is thought to have been the fruits of the ogatama tree (小賀玉の木, 黄心樹, 招霊の木, オガタマノキ (ogatama no ki): Magnolia compressa).

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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