This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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囃子

はやし
Japanese orchestra; band; accompaniment
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囃す

はやす
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to banter
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囃子方

はやしかた
(noh) musician; orchestra leader
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言い囃す

言囃す
いいはやす
to praise; to spread or circulate a rumor (rumour)
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五人囃子

ごにんばやし
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
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持てはやす

もて囃す、持て囃す、持て栄す、もて栄やす、もて映やす
もてはやす
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
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囃子詞

囃子言葉
はやしことば
meaningless words in a song for rhythm; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song
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狸囃子

たぬきばやし
tanuki drumming on their stomachs
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囃し立てる

囃したてる
v1
vt
はやしたてる
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
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嘈囃

そう囃
そうざつ
heartburn; sour stomach