案山子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
案	山	子

Etymology 1

sopodo > soɸodo > sowodo > soodo > soːdo.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [soːdo]

Noun

案山子 (hiragana そおど, romaji sōdo, historical hiragana そほど)

1. a doll placed in a rice field to scare away bird and animals; a scarecrow

Synonyms

• 案山子 (kakashi)
• 案山子 (sōzu)

Derived terms

• 案山子 (sōzu)

Etymology 2

sopodu > soɸodu > sowozu > soozu > soːzu. From earlier sōdo.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [soːdo]

Noun

案山子 (hiragana そおず, romaji sōzu, historical hiragana そほづ)

1. a doll placed in a rice field to scare away bird and animals; a scarecrow

Synonyms

• 案山子 (kakashi)
• 案山子 (sōdo)

Etymology 3

From verb kagas- (“smell”), nominalized to kagashi.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kaɡaɕi]

Noun

案山子 (hiragana かがし, romaji kagashi)

1. a foul scent placed in rice patties to keep animals away
2. a doll placed in a rice field to scare away bird and animals; a scarecrow

Synonyms

• 案山子 (kakashi)
• 案山子 (sōdo, sōzu)

Derived terms

• 案山子 (kakashi)

Etymology 4

From kagashi (“id”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kakaɕi]

Noun

案山子 (hiragana かかし, romaji kakashi)

1. a foul scent placed in rice patties to keep animals away
2. a doll placed in a rice field to scare away bird and animals; a scarecrow

Synonyms

• 案山子 (kagashi)
• 案山子 (sōdo, sōzu)