千早の歌

Japanese
Kanji in this term
千 早 歌
ち
Grade: 1		 はや
Grade: 1		 うた
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

The initial 千早 (Chihaya) is derived from the first line of the poem: chihayaburu uzuki yōka wa....

Proper noun

千早の歌 (hiragana ちはやのうた, rōmaji Chihaya-no-uta)

  1. an Edo-period tanka poem used as an insect repellent:
    千 (ち)早 (はや)振 (ぶ)る卯 (う)月 (づき)八日 (やうか)は吉日 (きちにち)よかみ下虫 (さげむし)を成敗 (せいばい)ぞする
    chihayaburu uzuki yōka wa kichinichi yo kamisagemushi o seibai zo suru
    (please add an English translation of this example)
    Synonyms: 千早 (Chihaya), 千早振る (Chihayaburu), 除けの歌 (Yoke no uta)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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