かかし
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See also: かがし
Japanese[edit]
Alternative spellings |
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案山子 鹿驚 |
Etymology[edit]
/kaɡaɕi/ → /kakaɕi/
Thought to be a shift from 嗅がし (kagashi, “smelling, sniffing”), itself from 嗅が (kaga, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of verb 嗅ぐ (kagu), “to smell, sniff”) + し (-shi, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away
- Synonym: おどし (odoshi)
- (by extension) a scarecrow
Derived terms[edit]
- 案山子揚, 案山子揚げ (Kakashiage)
- 案山子引き (kakashi-hiki)
- 種案山子 (tane kakashi)
Proper noun[edit]
- 案山子: a female given name