ねぶた

ねぶた

See also: ねぷた

Japanese

Alternative spelling	佞武多

Alternative forms

• ねぷた (neputa, in Hirosaki, western Aomori Prefecture)

Etymology

Likely from the stem of adjective 眠たい (nebutai, “sleepy, drowsy”).[1]

Noun

ねぶた (rōmaji nebuta)

1. an illuminated parade float that usually features characters from kabuki

Proper noun

ねぶた (rōmaji Nebuta)

1. Short for ねぶた祭 (Nebuta Matsuri). a festival held on early August in Aomori city, known for its illuminated kabuki parade floats

See also

• 跳人 (はねと) (haneto)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan