Word Meaning 成木責

なりきぜめ narikizeme

成木責 is read as なりきぜめ (narikizeme) and means traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree.

Meaning

English

  1. traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree

Reading

Kana

なりきぜめ

Romaji

narikizeme

Writing Variants

  • 成り木責め なりきぜめ narikizeme
  • 成木責め なりきぜめ narikizeme
  • 生り木責め なりきぜめ narikizeme

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 89306 Priority O

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