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jmdict 1954600 Active (id: 2003659)
払子
ほっす
1. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ hossu
▶ (ceremonial) fly whisk
▶ horse tail whisk
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2586840 麈尾【しゅび】 1. priest's flapper made from the tail of a large deer; long stick with the tail of a large deer attached



History:
7. A 2019-04-08 05:24:13  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK
6. A* 2019-04-07 11:09:36  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
lots of www hits
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<gloss>horse tail whisk</gloss>
5. A* 2019-04-07 09:29:42  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
wiki
  Comments:
these terms are used at zen temples in the West
  Diff:
@@ -13,2 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>priest's horsehair flapper</gloss>
-<gloss>brush of long, white hair</gloss>
+<gloss>hossu</gloss>
+<gloss>(ceremonial) fly whisk</gloss>
4. A 2019-04-07 03:27:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Yes; quite appropriate for a Wikipedia article. Not necessarily right for a dictionary 
entry.
3. A* 2019-04-07 03:11:53 
  Refs:
wikipedia says: 本来は、インドで蚊や蠅
など虫を追い払うために使われた道具であった。
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