外法箱
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 外 | 法 | 箱 |
| げ Grade: 2 |
ほう Grade: 4 |
はこ > ばこ Grade: 3 |
| goon | on’yomi | kun’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 外法 (gehō, “non-Buddhist ways”, in reference to various traditions centering on tengu and witchcraft) + 箱 (hako, “box, casket, case”).[1][2] The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
外法箱 • (gehōbako) ←げほふばこ (gefofubako)?
- a supernatural 'box' for containing paraphernalia for witchcraft and divination, such as dolls and animal and human skulls, used by 歩き巫女 (aruki miko, “itinerant miko”) for spirit channeling and related activities
References[edit]
- ^ “外法箱”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “外法”, in デジタル大辞泉[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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- Japanese terms spelled with 法 read as ほう
- Japanese terms spelled with 箱 read as はこ
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- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
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