飯綱
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Meanings
1
izuna; pipe fox; fox spirit kept in a bamboo tube
A fox-like spirit used in folk magic, often associated with divination and curses. Also known as 管狐 (くだぎつね).
See also: 管狐
The izuna is said to be a fox spirit kept inside a bamboo tube.
It is said that ancient mountain ascetics used izuna for divination.
2
keeper of an izuna
abbreviation
Abbreviation of 飯綱使い (いづなつかい), a person who controls or keeps an izuna spirit. Rare standalone use.
See also: 飯綱使い
飯綱 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for 飯綱使い, a keeper of an izuna.