あずさ

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of あずさ – see the following entry.
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[noun] Synonym of 夜糞峰榛 (yoguso minebari): the Japanese cherry birch, Betula grossa
[noun] Synonym of 木豇豆, (kisasage): the yellow or Chinese catalpa, Catalpa ovata
[noun] Synonym of 赤芽柏 (akame-gashiwa): the Japanese mallotus, Mallotus japonicus
[noun] a block used for printing (as it was originally made from the wood of the Chinese catalpa)
[noun] Short for 梓弓 (azusa yumi): a bow made from the wood of the Japanese cherry birch; a small musical bow used to summon spirits
[noun] Short for 梓巫女 (azusa miko): a 巫女 (miko, unmarried female medium) who summons spirits by sounding the string of an azusa yumi (short musical bow)
[noun] (theater) in noh, the swift, drummed accompaniment to the entrance recitative of a medium
[proper noun] a female given name
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
アズサ
(This term, あずさ (azusa), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あずさ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あずさ.)