狸囃子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狸	囃	子
たぬき Hyōgaiji	はや > ばや Hyōgaiji	し Grade: 1
kun’yomi	kun’yomi	on’yomi

Etymology

Literally, “tanuki music”. 狸(たぬき) (tanuki, “raccoon dog”) + 囃子(はやし) (hayashi, “lively music”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たぬきば​やし [tànúkíbáꜜyàshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠nɯ̟ᵝkʲiba̠ja̠ɕi]

Noun

狸(たぬき)囃(ばや)子(し) • (tanukibayashi) 

1. festival music heard at night with no obvious source, said to be the work of tanuki