生剥
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[edit]Etymology 1
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There are various theories. One widely-accepted idea is that the name is associated with ナモミ (namomi), a dialectal term for a skin condition associated with spending time idly.[1] The name may come from ナモミを剥ぎ取る (namomi o hagitoru), a demon’s threat to “tear off scabs”.[2]
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[edit]Pronunciation
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Compound of 生 (iki, “alive”) + 剥ぎ (hagi, “skinning, flaying”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 剥ぐ (hagu, “to skin, to flay”)).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]In the Shinto religion, ikihagi is considered to be an 天つ罪 (ama tsu tsumi, “heavenly sin”). It is listed in the 延喜式 (Engishiki), a Heian era compendium of rules.
References
[edit]- ^ “生剥”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Michael Dylan Foster (2013) “Inviting the Uninvited Guest: Ritual, Festival, Tourism, and the Namahage of Japan”, in Journal of American Folklore[2], page 304
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