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jmdict 2828001 Active (id: 2292597)
2828001 jmdict A [id=2292597]
石敢當[oK];石敢当
いしがんとう;せきかんとう
[1][n]
  ishigantō; 
  [expl] stone tablet inscribed with the word "ishigantō" placed at crossroads, on stone walls etc. in southern Kyūshū and Okinawa to ward off evil spirits\; orig. a Chinese custom



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