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jmdict 1152860 Active (id: 1116242)
梓弓
あずさゆみ
1. [n] {Shinto}
▶ catalpa bow
▶ spirit bow
▶ [expl] bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1152850 梓【あずさ】 5. catalpa bow



History:
3. A 2012-10-28 22:37:54  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<field>&Shinto;</field>
2. A 2012-10-28 22:18:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-10-28 05:52:44  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
ja:WP
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/梓弓
en:WP – stub article, FWIW:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azusayumi
  Comments:
Type of wood is ambiguous, due to ambiguity of 梓(あずさ) (which is primarily *cherry birch*). Per ja:WP, kind of wood doesn’t seem crucial:
「材質に関わらず弓のことを梓弓と呼ぶこともある。」
Thus also added more generic “spirit bow”, as that’s the focus.
“birch bow” would also be legit, AFAICT.
  Diff:
@@ -13,1 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>betula grossa</gloss>
+<gloss>spirit bow</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood</gloss>

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