Obana - Obana

Japanese: 尾花 - おばな

〘Noun〙① (From the fact that the shape of the flower resembles an animal's tail) The flower spike of pampas grass. Hanasusuki. [Season: Autumn] ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 20.4295 "The high-growing bush of Takamato, unraveled in the autumn wind that blows over it, even if it is not ordinary" ② (From the fact that the way ① sways in the wind resembles a beckoning hand) To act as if beckoning. ※Zappai, Tama no Hikari (1844-45 ) 2 "Oioioioi - the grown bracken blooms with tails" ③ The name of a color for layering . The front is white, the back is light indigo. Used in autumn to dye kariginu (hunting clothes) and the like . Hanasusuki (light-flowered pampas grass) .

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (花の形が、けものの尾に似ているところから) ススキの花穂。はなすすき。《季・秋》※万葉（８Ｃ後）二〇・四二九五「高円(たかまと)の乎婆奈(ヲバナ)吹き越す秋風に紐解きあけなただならずとも」② (①が風にそよぐさまが手招きに似ているところから) 手招きの様子をすること。※雑俳・玉の光（1844‐45）二「をいをいをい・たけた蕨が尾花する」③ 襲(かさね)の色目の名。表は白、裏は薄縹(うすはなだ)。狩衣(かりぎぬ)などの染色で、秋に用いる。花薄(はなすすき)。

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