神楽笹

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かぐら ささ > ざさ
Jinmeiyō
Grade: 3 Grade: 2
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神樂笹 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Literally, kagura bamboo grass, 神楽(かぐら) (kagura, kagura, sacred dance) + (ささ) (sasa, bamboo grass). The sasa changes to zasa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɡɯ̟ɾa̠za̠sa̠]

Noun

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神楽(かぐら)(ざさ) (kagurazasa

  1. Synonym of 阿亀笹 (okamezasa, ruscus bamboo, Shibataea kumasaca)
  2. Synonym of 唐竹蘭 (tōchikuran, Disporum cantoniense, a species of fairy bell)