千早降る

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 千早降る – see the following entry.

【千早振ちはやぶる】

[adnominal] allusion to 宇治 (Uji, a placename, especially of a river crossing)

[adnominal] allusion to various 神 (kami, “Shinto deities”) or words beginning with kami

[adnominal] allusion to 伊豆 (Izu, a placename)

[adnominal] allusion to terms related to kami such as 斎垣 (igaki, “fence enclosing a shrine”), 天の岩戸 (ama no iwato, cave where Amaterasu retreated), 玉の簾 (tama no sudare, “jeweled bamboo screen”), etc.

[adnominal] allusion to famous Shinto shrines such as 賀茂 (Kamo), 平野 (Hirano), 三上山 (Mikamiyama), 香椎の宮 (Kashii no miya), 布留 (Furu), 斎宮 (Itsuki no miya), etc.

[proper noun] the title of a rakugo shaggy-dog story

[proper noun] Synonym of 千早の歌 (Chihaya no uta): a poem used as an insect repellent

[noun] (historical, rare) something old or that has been around for a long time

(This term, 千早降る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)