Bonfire - Kagari

Japanese: 篝 - かがり

〘noun〙① A fire made by putting pine wood in an iron basket and burning it. Used for nighttime guards, lighting, or when fishing. Kagaribi. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 19:4156 "Shima tsudori, ukai tonae , kagari sashi, nazu iya iku eba" ※Heike (early 13th century) 11 "Each boat should have a kagari. Yoshitsune's boat will be the main boat, and he should protect the kagari for his companions." ② An iron basket used to light ①. Kagaribi. [Shinsen Jikyo (around 898-901)] ③ An abbreviation of "kagariyashugonin (kagariya guardian)." ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 4 "Oinimikado Abura- no-koji 's bonfire, Ogushi Gorobei no Jo Hidenobu arrested" ④ Another name for the plant "Manjushage (red spider lily)". ※Second Buri Gourd (1950)〈Takada Tamotsu〉Red spider lily "It is said that in Kansai it is called Kagari, but it must have been seen as burning like a bonfire."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 鉄製のかごの中に松材を盛って燃やす火。夜中の警護、照明、または漁猟の際などに用いる。かがりび。※万葉（８Ｃ後）一九・四一五六「島つ鳥鵜飼伴なへ可我理(カガリ)さしなづさひ行けば」※平家（１３Ｃ前）一一「おのおのの船には篝なともいそ。義経が舟を本舟として、ともへのかがりをまもれ」② ①をたくために使う鉄製のかご。かがりかご。〔新撰字鏡（898‐901頃）〕③ 「かがりやしゅごにん（篝屋守護人）」の略。※太平記（１４Ｃ後）四「大炊御門油小路の篝(カカリ)、小串五郎兵衛尉秀信召捕て」④ 植物「まんじゅしゃげ（曼珠沙華）」の異名。※第２ブラリひょうたん（1950）〈高田保〉曼珠沙華「関西ではカガリというそうだが、かがり火のように燃えているとみたのだろう」

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