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そほど

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Old Japanese

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Etymology

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Noun

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そほど (so2podo2)

  1. a scarecrow
    • 711–712, Kojiki, upper volume (Ōkuninushi no kami):
      故、顯白、其少名毘古那神、所謂久延毘古者於今者、山田之曾富騰者也。此神者、足雖不行、盡知天下之事神也。
      The Kuye-biko who revealed [the identity of] Sukuna-biko-na-nö-kamï is now called the scarecrow of the mountain paddies. This deity, although his feet do not walk, is a deity who knows all things under the heavens.[1]

Usage notes

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Modern Japanese dictionaries use そおど (sōdo) as reference.[2][3]

Descendants

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  • Japanese: そおず (sōzu)

References

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  1. ^ Donald L. Philippi (2015) Kojiki (Volume 2255 of Princeton Legacy Library), Princeton University Press, →ISBN, pages 116-117
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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