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) 

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

Proper noun

案(あん)山(ざん)子(し) • (Anzanshi) 

  1. 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] 案山子: a female given name
Alternative spellings
案山子, 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 spellings
案山子, 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
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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