狸囃子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狸 囃 子
たぬき
Hyōgai 		はや > ばや
Hyōgai 		し
Grade: 1
kun'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

狸(たぬき)囃(ばや)子(し) • (tanukibayashi) 

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