方相氏

方相氏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方	相	氏
ほう Grade: 2	そう Grade: 3	し Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほーそ​ーし [hòósóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ːso̞ːɕi]

Noun

方相氏 (hiragana ほうそうし, rōmaji hōsōshi, historical hiragana はうさうし)

1. (obsolete) in ancient Japan, the role driving away devils at a certain religious ceremony, or the driver of the hearse carrying the coffin of a deceased emperor

Synonyms

• 方相 (ほうそう) (hōsō)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN