撒菱

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ま(き)
Jinmeiyō
ひし > びし
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
撒き菱
撒き芰
撒芰
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撒菱: a pair of caltrops

Etymology

Compound of () (maki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (maku, to scatter, to cast, to sow).) + (ひし) (hishi, a water chestnut; the rhomboid shape of a water chestnut; a caltrop). The hishi changes to bishi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(まき)(びし) (makibishi

  1. (weaponry) a caltrop; more specifically, the kind of caltrop that is thrown or scattered

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