Rain car - Amaguruma

Japanese: 雨車 - あまぐるま
Rain car - Amaguruma
〘 noun 〙 In Kabuki, a prop used to express the sound of falling rain. Also, the sound of rain. It is similar to a spinning wheel, and is made by putting beans or gravel inside a paper-covered space and turning a handle to produce a sound. *Kabuki Keisei Ninjutsuike (1785), third act: "The bell rings. At 6 o'clock in the morning, the half-bell strikes. It becomes an Amaguruma (rain wheel) ."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 歌舞伎で、雨の降る音を表現する小道具。また、雨音。糸繰り車に似たもので、紙を張った中に小豆や砂利を入れ、取手を回して音をだす。※歌舞伎・傾城忍術池(1785)三段「鐘鳴る。ト明け六ツの半鐘打つ。雨車(アマグルマ)になる」

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