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影送り
かげおくり
1. [n]
▶ staring at one's shadow and then at the sky to see an afterimage



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4. A 2022-05-05 04:10:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2022-05-04 13:03:59  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
It doesn't refer to the afterimage itself.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>afterimage (from staring at one's shadow)</gloss>
+<gloss>staring at one's shadow and then at the sky to see an afterimage</gloss>
2. A 2022-05-03 04:10:10  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
影送り	1482
  Comments:
Maybe this works.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>shadow sending</gloss>
+<gloss>afterimage (from staring at one's shadow)</gloss>
1. A* 2022-05-01 09:15:35  mark dufour <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/影送り

https://sumiseiafterschool.jp/play/kageokuri/
  Comments:
google n-gram: 1482. looks like it's not in GG5.

not sure if I should add a longer description? (something like "staring at one's shadow, then into the sun, to see a ghost-like image"?). google image search shows the process.

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