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はや
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For pronunciation and definitions of 千早降る – see the following entry.
千早振ちはやぶ
[adnominal] allusion to 宇治 (Uji, a placename, especially of a river crossing)
[adnominal] allusion to various (kami, Shinto deities) or words beginning with kami
[adnominal] allusion to 伊豆 (Izu, a placename)
[adnominal] allusion to terms related to kami such as 斎垣 (igaki, fence enclosing a shrine), 天の岩戸 (ama no iwato, cave where Amaterasu retreated), 玉の簾 (tama no sudare, jeweled bamboo screen), etc.
[adnominal] allusion to famous Shinto shrines such as 賀茂 (Kamo), 平野 (Hirano), 三上山 (Mikamiyama), 香椎の宮 (Kashii no miya), 布留 (Furu), 斎宮 (Itsuki no miya), etc.
[proper noun] the title of a rakugo shaggy-dog story
[proper noun] Synonym of 千早の歌 (Chihaya no uta): a poem used as an insect repellent
[noun] (historical, rare) something old or that has been around for a long time
(This term, 千早降る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)