かかし

See also: かがし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
案山子 鹿驚

Etymology

/kaɡaɕi/ → /kakaɕi/

Thought to be a shift from 嗅がし (kagashi, “smelling, sniffing”), itself from 嗅が (kaga, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of verb 嗅ぐ (kagu), “to smell, sniff”) +‎ し (-shi, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かかし [kàkáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ka̠ɕi]

Noun

かかし • (kakashi) 

1. a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away

   Synonym: おどし (odoshi)

2. (by extension) a scarecrow

   Synonyms: かがし (kagashi), かがせ (kagase), そおず (sōzu)

Derived terms

• 案山子(かかし)揚(あげ), 案山子(かかし)揚(あ)げ (Kakashiage)
• 案山子(かかし)引(ひ)き (kakashi-hiki)
• 種(たね)案山子(かかし) (tane kakashi)

Proper noun

かかし • (Kakashi) 

1. 案山子: a female given name