案山子

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JapaneseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Kanji in this term
案	山	子
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 1
Irregular

⟨so₂podo₂⟩ → /sopodo/ → /sofodo/ → /sowodo/ → /soːdo/

From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

PronunciationEdit

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [so̞ːdo̞]

NounEdit

案山子 (hiragana そおど, rōmaji sōdo, historical hiragana そほど)

1. a scarecrow (doll placed in a rice field to scare away birds and animals)

Etymology 2Edit

Kanji in this term
案	山	子
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 1
Irregular

/sopodo/ → /sopodu/ → /sofod͡zu/ → /sowod͡zu/ → /soːzu/

Shift from sōdo above, ancient sopodo.

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

PronunciationEdit

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [so̞ːzɨᵝ]

NounEdit

案山子 (hiragana そおず, rōmaji sōzu, historical hiragana そほづ)

1. a scarecrow (doll placed in a rice field to scare away birds and animals)

Etymology 3Edit

Kanji in this term
案	山	子
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 1
Irregular

Thr 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 嗅がす (kagasu, “to smell”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Alternative formsEdit

• 鹿驚

PronunciationEdit

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) かがし [kàgáshí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡa̠ɕi]

NounEdit

案山子 (hiragana かがし, rōmaji kagashi)

1. a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away
2. (by extension) a scarecrow (doll placed in a rice field to scare away birds and animals)

Etymology 4Edit

Kanji in this term
案	山	子
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 1
Irregular

/kaɡaɕi/ → /kakaɕi/

From kagashi above.

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Alternative formsEdit

• 鹿驚

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

案山子 (hiragana かかし, rōmaji kakashi)

1. a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away
2. (by extension) a scarecrow (doll placed in a rice field to scare away birds and animals)

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• 案 (か)山 (か)子 (し)揚 (あげ), 案 (か)山 (か)子 (し)揚 (あ)げ (Kakashiage)
• 種 (たね)案 (か)山 (か)子 (し) (tanekakashi)

Proper nounEdit

案山子 (hiragana かかし, rōmaji Kakashi)

1. a female given name

Etymology 5Edit

Kanji in this term
案	山	子
あん Grade: 4	さん > ざん Grade: 1	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

From the on'yomi reading of the kanji spelling.

PronunciationEdit

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) あんざ​んし [àńzáꜜǹshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [ã̠nd͡zã̠ɰ̃ɕi]

NounEdit

案山子 (hiragana あんざんし, rōmaji anzanshi)

1. a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away
2. (by extension) a scarecrow (doll placed in a rice field to scare away birds and animals)

Proper nounEdit

案山子 (hiragana あんざんし, rōmaji Anzanshi)

1. a female given name

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