方相氏
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 方 | 相 | 氏 |
| ほう Grade: 2 |
そう Grade: 3 |
し Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | ||
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]方相氏 • (hōsōshi) ←はうさうし (fausausi)?
- (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
[edit]- 方相 (hōsō)
References
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- Japanese terms spelled with 方 read as ほう
- Japanese terms spelled with 相 read as そう
- Japanese terms spelled with 氏 read as し
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
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- Japanese lemmas
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- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
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- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
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- ja:Funeral
- ja:Japan
- ja:Death