Japanese edit

 灯籠流し on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 4
ろう
Grade: S
なが
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology edit

灯籠(とうろう) (tōrō, lantern) + (なが) (nagashi, flowing).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ーろーながし [tòóróónáꜜgàshì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːɾo̞ːna̠ɡa̠ɕi]

Noun edit

(とう)(ろう)(なが) (tōrōnagashi

  1. tōrō nagashi (the custom of floating paper lanterns down a river especially at the end of the Bon Festival)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN