Alligator mouth - Alligator mouth

Japanese: 鰐口 - わにぐち

〘Noun〙① = Alligator's mouth ※Nobunaga-kōki (1598), 3 "I presented Lord Nobunaga and struck him with two balls. However, as the heavens saw it, the balls only grazed his body a little, and he escaped with his crocodile mouth."② A frightening rumor about a person. A frightening rumor about the world. ※Jōruri, Shinju Ten no Amijima (1720), 1 "A pail that rides on the mouth of the alligator of the world, and is not a god"③ A shape like a crocodile's mouth. Also, something with a long, horizontal mouth. ※Tojin O-kichi (1928),〈Juichitani Gisaburo〉2 "I went to the inn, where the crocodile mouth at the lower entrance was dimly open"④ A word used to mock someone's wide mouth. *Toraakirahon Kyogen, Imasan (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "The wider the mouth, the wider it is, it is a waniku (a bell with a bell shaped like two gongs facing each other)" ⑤ A cast copper bell shaped like two gongs hung on the eaves in front of shrines and Buddhist temples. It has a long horizontal mouth at the bottom. It is struck with a separate cord made of woven cloth that hangs in front. Metal mouth. Golden drum. An old example is a relic excavated in Matsumoto City with an inscription dated 1001 ( Choho 3 ) , and the word waniku (a bell with a bell shaped like ... [Bunmeihon Setsuyoshu (Muromachi period)] *Inaka Kyoshi (1909) from <Tayama Katai>, 13: "The sound of purses for pilgrims can be heard all day long near Renshoji Temple." ⑥ The name for the lower part of the saddle's peak and the recessed part at the top of the backrest. Suhama. Miire. [Meigoki (1275)] [Buyou Benryaku (Ansei reprint) (1856)] ⑦ Another name for the female genitalia. *Zappai, Yanagi Taru-go-roku (1811) "The bells dance on the purse and the drum beats." ⑧ Purse. *Ashiji (1910) from <Tokuda Shusei>, 73: "When Osho bought the ticket, Hotaro also took money out of the purse."

School ... [crocodile mouth]

〘Noun〙① A circular, hollow copper device hung on the eaves of a shrine or Buddhist temple, with a long opening at the bottom. It is struck with a thick cord hung in front of it. Crocodile's mouth. Waniguchi. [Shinryo Jikai (1868)]② Crocodile's mouth. A metaphor for getting into a very dangerous situation. ※Nobunagaki (1622) 3 "Perhaps because the gods are not blinded by their eyes and are protecting them, this crocodile 's mouth has escaped the tongue of a tiger's lover."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① ＝わに（鰐）の口※信長公記（1598）三「信長公を差付、二つ玉にて打ち申候。されども天道昭覧にて御身に少づつ打ちかすり、鰐口御遁れ候て」② 恐ろしい人のうわさ。恐ろしい世間のうわさ。※浄瑠璃・心中天の網島（1720）上「神にはあらぬ紙様と世のわに口に乗る斗」③ 鰐の口のような形。また、そういう、横長に口があいたような形のもの。※唐人お吉（1928）〈十一谷義三郎〉二「下の間口の鰐口(ワニグチ)に薄暗く開いた船宿へゆき」④ 人の口の横に広いのをあざけっていう語。※虎明本狂言・今参（室町末‐近世初）「口が又ひろいは、鰐口で候もの」⑤ 神殿や仏殿の前の軒先などにつるす鉦鼓を二つ向き合わせた形の鋳銅製の鈴。下辺に横長の口がある。別に前に垂らした、布などを編んだ緒で打ち鳴らす。金口。金鼓(こんく)。実例は松本市出土の長保三年（一〇〇一）銘の遺品が古く、鰐口の称は、永仁元年（一二九三）宮城県大高山神社の鰐口銘文に見える。〔文明本節用集（室町中）〕※田舎教師（1909）〈田山花袋〉一三「蓮正寺の近所で、お詣(まゐり)の鰐口(ワニグチ)の音が終日聞える」⑥ 鞍の山形の下部、背挟みの上部のくり込んだ部分の称。すはま。みいれ。〔名語記（1275）〕〔武用弁略（安政再版）（1856）〕⑦ 女陰の異称。※雑俳・柳多留‐五六（1811）「鰐口に舞はせて鈴は太鼓打」⑧ がまぐち。※足迹（1910）〈徳田秋声〉七三「お庄が切符を買ふと、芳太郎も鰐口から金を出して」

がっ‐こうガク‥【鰐口】

〘名〙① 神殿や仏殿の軒先などにつるす円形・中空で、下方が横長にさけている銅製の具。その前につるした太い緒で打ち鳴らす。わにの口。わにぐち。〔新令字解（1868）〕② わにの口。非常に危険な状況に陥ることのたとえ。※信長記（1622）三「天眼くらからず神明加護をなすゆへにや、かかる鰐口(ガクコウ)虎兕の舌をもまぬかれたまひけるとかや」

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