案山子

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あんざんし [àńzáꜜǹshì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ã̠nd͡zã̠ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

案(あん)山(ざん)子(し) • (anzanshi)

a scarecrow
Synonyms: 安民 (anmin), かかし (kakashi)

Proper noun

案(あん)山(ざん)子(し) • (Anzanshi)

a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
案	山	子
かかし
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 1
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 案山子 – see the following entry.

【かかし】

[noun] a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away

[noun] (by extension) a scarecrow

[proper noun] a female given name

Alternative spelling
鹿驚

(This term, 案山子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
案	山	子
かがし
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 1
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 案山子 – see the following entry.

【かがし】

[noun] a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away

[noun] (by extension) a scarecrow

Alternative spelling
鹿驚

(This term, 案山子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
案	山	子
かがせ
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 1
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 案山子 – see the following entry.

【かがせ】

[noun] (rare) a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away

[noun] (rare, by extension) a scarecrow

(This term, 案山子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
案	山	子
そおず
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 1
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 案山子 – see the following entry.

【そおず】

[noun] (archaic) a scarecrow

(This term, 案山子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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

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

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