鳥追歌
とりおいうた
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
Word Meaning 鳥追
とりおい
torioi
鳥追 is read as とりおい (torioi) and means driving off birds.
Meaning
English
- driving off birds
- female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen
- 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
- street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
Reading
Kana
とりおい
Romaji
torioi
Writing Variants
- 鳥追い とりおい torioi
Stroke Sequence
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