Word Meaning 夷講

えびすこう ebisukou

夷講 is read as えびすこう (ebisukou) and means fete in honor of Ebisu (honour).

Meaning

English

fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)

Reading

Kana

えびすこう

Romaji

ebisukou

Writing Variants

えびす講 えびすこう ebisukou
恵比寿講 えびすこう ebisukou
恵比須講 えびすこう ebisukou
戎講えびすこう ebisukou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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夷

えびす

brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)

聴講

ちょうこう

lecture attendance

休講

きゅうこう

cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

受講

じゅこう

taking a lecture

開講

かいこう

opening of a new course

進講

しんこう

giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence

出講

しゅっこう

giving lectures

長講

ちょうこう

lengthy lecture

法華八講

ほっけはっこう

Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)

代講

だいこう

substitute lecturing

富士講

ふじこう

Edo-period Shinto sect dedicated to the worship of Mt. Fuji

比良八講

ひらはっこう

Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar