Flower Whale - Shadow

Japanese: 華鯨 - かげい

〘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_レ衣残夢驚寺楼遠近聴_二華鯨_一」※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_ハゲイ)波にひびく」

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