あずさ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あずさ – see the following entry.

【梓】J [noun] Synonym of 夜糞峰榛 (yoguso minebari): the Japanese cherry birch, Betula grossa [noun] Synonym of 木豇豆, 楸 (kisasage): the yellow or Chinese catalpa, Catalpa ovata [noun] Synonym of 赤芽柏 (akame-gashiwa): the Japanese mallotus, Mallotus japonicus [noun] a block used for printing (as it was originally made from the wood of the Chinese catalpa) [noun] Short for 梓弓 (azusa yumi): a bow made from the wood of the Japanese cherry birch; a small musical bow used to summon spirits [noun] Short for 梓巫女 (azusa miko): a 巫女 (miko, “unmarried female medium”) who summons spirits by sounding the string of an azusa yumi (short musical bow) [noun] (theater) in noh, the swift, drummed accompaniment to the entrance recitative of a medium [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling アズサ

(This term, あずさ (azusa), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as あずさ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あずさ.)