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鬼打ち豆 (おにうちまめ, oniuchimame) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鬼おに打うち豆まめ

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Meanings

1

roasted soybeans for driving away evil spirits

Specifically the beans thrown during Setsubun (節分) to expel demons and invite good fortune. Also called 年の豆.

See also: 年の豆

節せつ分ぶんには鬼おに打うち豆まめをまいて、福ふくを呼よび

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On Setsubun, we scatter roasted soybeans to drive away evil spirits and invite good fortune.

Kanji

鬼ghost, devil
打strike, hit, knock
豆beans, pea, midget

Related words

年としの豆まめ
年の豆 is a synonym for 鬼打ち豆, both referring to the roasted soybeans used in Setsubun. 鬼打ち豆 emphasizes the act of striking the demons, while 年の豆 is a more traditional, perhaps older term.

Built from

鬼おに+打うつ+豆まめ

Etymology

Compound of 鬼 (oni, 'demon'), 打ち (uchi, 'striking'), and 豆 (mame, 'bean'), literally 'demon-striking beans'. The term is associated with the Setsubun tradition of throwing beans to drive away evil spirits.