ひよけ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
火除け

Etymology

From 火(ひ) (hi) + 除(よ)け (yoke, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 除(よ)ける (yokeru).”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひよけ [hìyóké] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) ひよけ [hìyókéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [çijo̞ke̞]

Noun

ひよけ • (hiyoke) ^{←ひよけ (fyoke)^?}

(physical or folk belief) preventing or protecting against fires

Derived terms

火除(ひよ)け地(ち) (hiyokechi)

References

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

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