神楽笹

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かぐら ささ > ざさ
Jinmeiyō
Grade: 3 Grade: 2
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神樂笹 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, kagura bamboo grass, 神楽(かぐら) (kagura, kagura, sacred dance) + (ささ) (sasa, bamboo grass). The sasa changes to zasa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

神楽(かぐら)(ざさ) (kagurazasa

  1. Synonym of 阿亀笹 (okamezasa, ruscus bamboo, Shibataea kumasaca)
  2. Synonym of 唐竹蘭 (tōchikuran, Disporum cantoniense, a species of fairy bell)