鹿威し

鹿威し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹿	威
しし Grade: S	おど Grade: S

Alternative forms

• 獅子脅し
• 獅子威し

Etymology

Compound of 鹿 (しし) (shishi, “deer”) + 威 (おど)し (odoshi, “threat”). Shishi originally meant "beast" and included other types of animals. The device was originally used to scare away animals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiɕiodoɕi]

Noun

鹿威し (hiragana ししおどし, rōmaji shishiodoshi)

1. a device used to scare away birds and animals
   1. a traditional device found in Japanese gardens, composed of a bamboo tube that when filled with water revolves to empty and makes a clanking sound

Synonyms

• (bamboo tube gathering and emptying water): 添 (そう)水 (ず) (sōzu)

Hyponyms

• 添 (そう)水 (ず) (sōzu)
• 案 (か)山 (か)子 (し) (kakashi), 案 (そ)山 (う)子 (ず) (sōzu), 案 (そ)山 (う)子 (ど) (sōdo)