方相氏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方	相	氏
ほう Grade: 2	そう Grade: 3	し Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーそ​ーし [hòósóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːso̞ːɕi]

Noun

方(ほう)相(そう)氏(し) • (hōsōshi) ^{←はうさうし (fausausi)?}

1. (obsolete) in ancient Japan, the role driving away devils at a certain religious ceremony, or the driver of the hearse carrying the coffin of a deceased emperor

Synonyms

• 方相(ほうそう) (hōsō)