鹿威し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹿	威
しし Grade: 4	おど Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
鹿威獅子脅し獅子威し

Etymology

Compound of 鹿(しし) (shishi, “deer”) + 威(おど)し (odoshi, “threat”). Shishi originally meant "beast" and included other types of animals. The device was originally used to scare away animals.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕiɕiodoɕi]

Noun

鹿(しし)威(おど)し • (shishiodoshi)

a device used to scare away birds and animals
1. a traditional device found in Japanese gardens, composed of a bamboo tube that when filled with water revolves to empty and makes a clanking sound

Synonyms

(bamboo tube gathering and emptying water): 添水(そうず) (sōzu)

Hyponyms

添水(そうず) (sōzu)
案山子(かかし) (kakashi), 案山子(そうず) (sōzu), 案山子(そうど) (sōdo)

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