Flower Whale - Shadow

Japanese: 華鯨 - かげい
Flower Whale - Shadow
〘Noun〙 ("Hana" is a flattering name, and "Kujira" means a hanging bell. According to one theory, "hana" is an ornamented mirror, and "kujira" means a wooden striker .) A hanging bell. Also, its sound. Whale sound. ※Hanrin Bokuroshu (around 1518) 3. Frost Bell "A chill comes in, my clothes linger in my sleep, I am startled. I can hear the two flower whales from far and near the temple buildings." ※Haikai, Honcho Bunsen (1706) 2. Furui, Fu about Matsushima (Basho ) "Horenji Temple stands against a rock by the sea, bathing the shadows of old cedars, and the sound of flower whales echoes on the waves."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (「華」は美称、「鯨」はつり鐘の意。一説に「華」は飾りのある鏡、「鯨」は撞木(しゅもく)の意) つり鐘。また、その音。鯨音(げいおん)。※翰林葫蘆集(1518頃)三・霜鐘「寒気入衣残夢驚 寺楼遠近聴華鯨」※俳諧・本朝文選(1706)二・賦類・松島賦〈芭蕉〉「法蓮寺は海岩に峙(そばたち)、老杉影をひたし、花鯨(クゲイ)波にひびく」

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