外法箱
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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外 | 法 | 箱 |
げ Grade: 2 |
ほう Grade: 4 |
はこ > ばこ Grade: 3 |
goon | on'yomi | kun'yomi |
Etymology
editCompound of 外法 (gehō, “non-Buddhist ways”, in reference to various traditions centering on tengu and witchcraft) + 箱 (hako, “box, casket, case”).[1][2] The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit外法箱 • (gehōbako) ←げほふばこ (gefofubako)?
- a supernatural 'box' for containing paraphernalia for witchcraft and divination, such as dolls and animal and human skulls, used by 歩き巫女 (aruki miko, “itinerant miko”) for spirit channeling and related activities
References
edit- ^ “外法箱”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “外法”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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- Japanese terms spelled with 外 read as げ
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- Japanese terms spelled with 箱 read as はこ
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