鹿威し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹿	威
しし Grade: 4	おど Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
鹿威 獅子脅し 獅子威し

Etymology

Compound of 鹿(しし) (shishi, “deer”) + 威(おど)し (odoshi, “threat”). Shishi originally meant "beast" and included other types of animals. The device was originally used to scare away animals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiɕiodoɕi]

Noun

鹿(しし)威(おど)し • (shishiodoshi) 

1. a device used to scare away birds and animals
   1. a traditional device found in Japanese gardens, composed of a bamboo tube that when filled with water revolves to empty and makes a clanking sound

Synonyms

• (bamboo tube gathering and emptying water): 添水(そうず) (sōzu)

Hyponyms

• 添水(そうず) (sōzu)
• 案山子(かかし) (kakashi), 案山子(そうず) (sōzu), 案山子(そうど) (sōdo)