やぶさめ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
流鏑馬

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やぶさめ [yàbúsámé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠bɯ̟ᵝsa̠me̞]

Noun

やぶさめ • (yabusame) ^{←やぶさめ (yabusame)?}

1. Japanese horseback archery

Hypernyms

• 弓馬術(きゅうばじゅつ) (kyūbajutsu)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
藪雨 薮雨 藪鮫 薮鮫

Compound of 藪 (yabu, “bush”) +‎ 雨 (same, “rain”). Literally bush-rain, named after the way that light rainfall falls on a bush.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やぶさめ [yàbúsámé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠bɯ̟ᵝsa̠me̞]

Noun

やぶさめ or ヤブサメ • (yabusame) ^{←やぶさめ (yabusame)?}

1. Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps (a type of Old-World warbler)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).