手向け

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

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kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (tamuke

  1. offering to a god, someone's spirit, etc.
    (きみ)成功(せいこう)()くなった(とう)さんへの()手向(たむ)だ。
    Kimi no seikō wa naku natta otōsan e no yoi tamuke da.
    Your success will be a good offering to the spirit of your deceased father.
  2. farewell gift
    Synonyms: 餞別 (senbetsu), はなむけ (hanamuke)
    小野(おの)さん卒業(そつぎょう)する()手向(たむ)言葉(ことば)(おく)った
    Ono-san wa sotsugyō suru kora ni tamuke no kotoba o okutta.
    She delivered a farewell speech to the graduating children.
  3. (obsolete) the place where travelers pray for safety; (especially) mountain pass; ridge
  4. (obsolete) Short for 手向けの神 (tamuke no kami, traveler's guardian deity).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN