おいわけぶし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
追分節

Alternative forms

• (short) おいわけ (oiwake)

Etymology

From 追分(おいわけ) (oiwake, “fork in the road”) + 節(ふし) (fushi, “melody”). The fushi changes to bushi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おいわけぶし [òíwákébúshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞iβ̞a̠ke̞bɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

おいわけぶし • (oiwakebushi) ^{←おひわけぶし (ofiwakebusi)?}

1. oiwake song, horseman’s song (a genre of folk song)

Usage notes

Oiwake songs are generally cheerful vocal songs with irregular rhythm, sung with a broad tonal range and often featuring melisma. They are often named for and associated with particular places. See for example Esashi oiwake music (江差追分 Esashi oiwake) on English Wikipedia.

Hypernyms

• 民謡(みんよう) (min'yō, “folk song”)