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鳥追とりおい

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Pitch accent

Meaning

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English · JMdict

driving off birds
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English · JMdict

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
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English · JMdict

female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen

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Kanji

鳥チョウ bird, chicken 追ツイ chase, drive away, follow

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鳥追とりおい歌うた

Meaning

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English · JMdict

song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)

See also: 鳥追い (とりおい), 門付歌 (かどづけうた)

Kanji

鳥チョウ bird, chicken 追ツイ chase, drive away, follow 歌カ song, sing

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