Rain gutter - Amadoi

Japanese: 雨樋 - あまどい
Rain gutter - Amadoi
〘 noun 〙① A long, thin gutter that collects rainwater from roofs and other places and drains it away. ※Koibo Nagashi (1898) by Oguri Fuyō, 31 "On both sides , the quarter-length copper wire that fastens the receiving tubes of the rain gutters is twisted back and forth. "② One of the onomatopoeic devices used in Kabuki. A slide-shaped device with a bottom made of tannin paper. Azuki beans are slid on top of it to make it sound like rain.

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 屋根などの雨水を受けて流す細長い樋。※恋慕ながし(1898)〈小栗風葉〉三一「左(と)も右(かく)も雨樋(アマドヒ)の受筒を結び留めた四分の銅線(はりがね)を捩復(ねぢもど)して」② 歌舞伎で用いる擬音用具の一つ。渋紙で底をはった、すべり台の形のもの。その上に小豆をすべらせて、雨の音に似せる。

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