木霊

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
たま > だま
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
木靈 (kyūjitai)
木魂
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Etymology

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Compound of () (ko, tree) + (たま) (tama, spirit). /ko/ is an older and apophonic form of /ki/ found in compounds.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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木霊(こたま) (kotama

  1. a tree spirit; the protective deity of a tree
    • 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 1, page 44:
      樹神 [...] 内典云樹神、和名古太万
      Tree spirit [...]the Sutras call them tree spirits Japanese name kotama

Noun

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()(だま) (kodama

  1. a tree spirit; the protective deity of a tree
  2. echo in valleys, mountains, off walls, etc.

References

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  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN