Sanbai

Japanese: さんばい

〘 noun 〙 (It is said that this is a further variation of "sabai", which is a variation of "sabaki" (cutting)). Handling. Disposition. ※Tenrihon Kyogen, "Kirokuda" (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "What a thing! Kirokuda and Sumi-rokuda make twelve oxen. Can I alone handle twelve oxen?"

San-bai

〘Noun〙 The name of the rice field god worshipped in rice planting. It is written as sanhai, sanhai, sanbai, sanharae, etc. ※Famous song, Rice planting story (mid-late 16th century) Sakaraiji no ko "Sanbai ni gosake wo mairau yohisake〈abbreviated〉Sanhai no gosake wo mairau hanagae no tebushi no mitsu to ya"

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「さばき（捌）」の変化した「さばい」がさらに変化したものという) 取り扱い。処置。※天理本狂言・木六駄（室町末‐近世初）「是はいかな事、木六駄と、炭六駄は、十二駄で御ざる、十二疋の牛が、私一人で、さんばいがなる物で御ざるかと云」