"灯籠流し" meaning in Japanese

See 灯籠流し in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [to̞ːɾo̞ːna̠ɡa̠ɕi] Forms: 灯籠流し [canonical] (ruby: (とう), (ろう), (なが)), tōrōnagashi [romanization]
Etymology: 灯籠(とうろう) (tōrō, “lantern”) + 流(なが)し (nagashi, “flowing”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|灯籠|とうろう|流し|ながし|t1=lantern|t2=flowing}} 灯籠(とうろう) (tōrō, “lantern”) + 流(なが)し (nagashi, “flowing”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|とうろうながし}} 灯(とう)籠(ろう)流(なが)し • (tōrōnagashi)
  1. tōrō nagashi (the custom of floating paper lanterns down a river especially at the end of the Bon Festival) Wikipedia link: ja:灯籠流し
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Download raw JSONL data for 灯籠流し meaning in Japanese (1.6kB)

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