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jmdict 1796170 Active (id: 1046396)
鳥追い鳥追
とりおい
1. [n]
▶ driving off birds
2. [n]
▶ procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2586580 鳥追い歌【とりおいうた】 1. song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
  ⇐ see: 2586570 鳥追棒【とりおいぼう】 1. stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)
3. [n]
▶ female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen
4. [n]
▶ street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan



History:
2. A 2010-10-12 04:53:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Tidied the glosses
  Diff:
@@ -19,1 +19,1 @@
-<gloss>procession held on the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, the children would sing songs as the villagers walked from house to house</gloss>
+<gloss>procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house</gloss>
@@ -23,1 +23,1 @@
-<gloss>type of female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen</gloss>
+<gloss>female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen</gloss>
@@ -27,1 +27,1 @@
-<gloss>type of street entertainer who appeared on new year's eve and performed with a fan</gloss>
+<gloss>street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan</gloss>
1. A* 2010-10-05 04:12:34  Scott
  Refs:
daij
  Comments:
could be improved
  Diff:
@@ -6,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>鳥追</keb>
@@ -13,1 +16,12 @@
-<gloss>(historical) procession held at New Year's</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>procession held on the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, the children would sing songs as the villagers walked from house to house</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>type of female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>type of street entertainer who appeared on new year's eve and performed with a fan</gloss>

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