山車
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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山 | 車 |
だし | |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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花車 |
Kanji in this term | |
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山 | 車 |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 |
Alternative spellings |
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楽車 地車 檀尻 |
From 出し (dashi, “go out”), as it is believed that gods ride out on the vehicle.[1] The form だんじり (danjiri) is used in the Kansai area.
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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山 | 車 |
さん Grade: 1 |
しゃ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From Chinese. Attested from the 10th century.[2]
Noun edit
- synonym of 山車 Etymology 1, above
- a wooden cart that appears spontaneously without being made by man as an auspicious sign of the time of peace and tranquility
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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山 | 車 |
やま Grade: 1 |
くるま > ぐるま Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Noun edit
山車 or 山車 • (yamaguruma)
Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヤマグルマ.
References edit
- ^ “山車”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
- ^ “山車”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000