Word Meaning 飯綱

いづな izuna

飯綱 is read as いづな (izuna) and means keeper of an izuna.

Meaning

English

keeper of an izuna
izuna
pipe fox
fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses

Reading

Kana

いづな

Romaji

izuna

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 128011 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飯綱使い

いづなつかい

keeper of an izuna (fox-like spirit)

飯盛女

めしもりおんな

maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)

飯盛石

いいもりせき

iimoriite-(Y)

飯盛り

めしもり

(Edo-period inn) maidservant

飯を盛る

めしをもる

to serve rice in a bowl

横綱

よこづな

yokozuna (highest rank in sumo)

綱

つな

grand champion's braided belt

手綱

たづな

control

大綱

たいこう

fundamental principles

要綱

ようこう

main principle

命綱

いのちづな

lifeline

政治要綱

せいじようこう

platform (e.g. of a party)