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Shift from either かかし (kakashi) or かがし (kagashi).
かがせ • (kagase)
- (rare) a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away
- Synonym: おどし (odoshi)
- (rare, by extension) a scarecrow
- Synonyms: かかし (kakashi), かがし (kagashi), そおず (sōzu)
