Amulet - weight

Japanese: 御守 - おもり

〘 noun 〙 ("o" is a prefix) 1. The act of carefully protecting and taking care of children. Also, the person. A babysitter . By extension, the act of keeping someone who is a burden to look after happy. ※Tenri Nichiren Shoshin Shoki Sho (1527), part 2 "In the Shirakawa-in Gohon, it is written, <abbreviated>, that he is a man of good manners. He is a man who serves the grandson of heaven." ※Tosei Shosei Kishichi (1885-86), Tsubouchi Shoyo, part 8 "He is treated poorly by the guest's attendant , who is violent and nasty." 2. The act of watching over a shrine or hall. Also, the person.

O-mamori [amulet]

〘Noun〙 ("O" is a prefix) Something worn to ward off misfortune. In the olden days, mulberry or nandina wood was carved into the shape of a mallet or gourd and hung from the waist, or a bag filled with azuki beans or pebbles was attached to the back of a kimono as a protective back. Later, the amulets from shrines and temples came to be used for this purpose. Ofuda (talisman) . Gofu (sacred talisman) . Shinpu (divine talisman) . *Otogizoshi: The Origin of the Great Buddha (collected in the Koten Bunko Collection) (late Muromachi period) "Consider these statues as your parents. Are you certain that they are your parents, so take them out of the amulets to hang them."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「お」は接頭語)① 子供を大切に守って、世話をすること。また、その人。子守(こもり)。転じて、世話のやける人の相手となって機嫌をとること。※天理本日本書紀抄（1527）下「白河院御本には〈略〉従容ををもりとよめり。天孫の召仕はるる人也」※当世書生気質（1885‐86）〈坪内逍遙〉八「粗暴といやみで持切りたる、客のお幇間(モリ)にもてあませど」② 神社や御堂などの番をすること。また、その人。

お‐まもり【御守】

〘名〙 (「お」は接頭語) 災難を逃れるため身につけるもの。古くは桑や南天の木で槌や瓢箪の形を作って腰にさげ、あるいは着物の背に小豆や小石を入れた袋をつけて背守りとした。のちに社寺の守り札をその目的に使うようになった。御札(おふだ)。護符。御符(ごふう)。神符(しんぷ)。※御伽草子・大仏の縁起（古典文庫所収）（室町末）「此像を父母と見よ。定て汝か父母の、かけさせつらんとて、御守りより取出し」

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