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Japanese
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案山子
鹿驚
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Etymology
/kaɡaɕi/ → /kakaɕi/
Thought to be a shift from 嗅がし (kagashi, “smelling, sniffing”), itself from 嗅が (kaga, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of verb 嗅ぐ (kagu), “to smell, sniff”) + し (-shi, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
かかし • (kakashi)
- a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away
- Synonym: おどし (odoshi)
- (by extension) a scarecrow
- Synonyms: かがし (kagashi), かがせ (kagase), そおず (sōzu)
Derived terms
Proper noun
かかし • (Kakashi)
- 案山子: a female given name
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