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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 2
そう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ほう)(そう) (hōsōはうさう (fausau)?

  1. (obsolete) in ancient Japan, the role driving away devils at a certain religious ceremony, or the driver of the hearse carrying the coffin of a deceased emperor

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN