方相
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 方 | 相 |
| ほう Grade: 2 |
そう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (Buddhism) directional barriers placed to set a place for Buddhist training apart from the outside world
- (obsolete) Short for 方相氏 (hōsōshi, “the figure who drives away demonss at 追儺 (tsuina, “year end festival to exorcise evil”), also led the hearse carrying the coffin of a deceased emperor”).
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