Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たぬき
Hyōgai
はや > ばや
Hyōgai

Grade: 1
kun'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi
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Etymology

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Literally, tanuki music. (たぬき) (tanuki, raccoon dog) + 囃子(はやし) (hayashi, lively music).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ぬきばやし [tànúkíbáꜜyàshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ta̠nɯ̟kʲiba̠ja̠ɕi]

Noun

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(たぬき)(ばや)() (tanukibayashi

  1. festival music heard at night with no obvious source, said to be the work of tanuki