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

Noun

ひよけ • (hiyoke) ←ひよけ (fyoke)?

  1. (physical or folk belief) preventing or protecting against fires

Derived terms

  • 火除(ひよ)け地(ち) (hiyokechi)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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