Hot stone - Onjaku

Japanese: 温石 - おんじゃく
Hot stone - Onjaku

A tool for warming the body. Serpentine stones are heated, wrapped in cloth or cotton, and placed in the bosom. Pumice or talc are roasted over a fire, or konjac is boiled and used as substitutes. It has been said that it is "a type of smooth blue pebble used for medicinal purposes" (Nippo Jisho), and "A warm stone in summer and the heart of a courtesan are cold" (Hiyuzukushi 3). Along with salted warm stones and burnt stones, it is a winter seasonal word in haiku. "The warm stone shines in the middle of the night, and the cherry blossoms bloom" (Zoku Sarumino, Rosen), "On the grassland, there is only one warm stone" (Takahama Kyoshi). By extension, because it is wrapped in rags, it has also become a word to mock shabby clothing.

[Kesao Okada]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

体を暖める用具。蛇紋石(じゃもんせき)などを温め、布や綿に包み、懐(ふところ)に入れる。軽石や滑石(かっせき)などを火で焼いたり、こんにゃくを煮て、代用品にしたりした。「薬用に用いる、ある種の青い滑らかな小石」(『日葡(にっぽ)辞書』)、「夏の温石と傾城の心とは冷たい」(『譬喩尽(ひゆづくし)』3)などといわれた。塩(しお)温石、焼石などとともに俳諧(はいかい)の冬の季語である。「温石のあかるる夜半やはつ桜」(『続猿蓑(さるみの)』、露沾(ろせん))「草奄(そうあん)に温石の暖唯(ただ)一つ」(高浜虚子)。転じてぼろ裂(ぎれ)に包むところから、粗末な服装をあざける言葉ともなっている。

[岡田袈裟男]

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