鹿しか追おい

noun

hinged bamboo water cup that clacks when it tips

A traditional Japanese garden device: a bamboo tube that fills with water, tips, and strikes a stone, making a periodic sound. Often used to scare away deer or other animals, hence the name.

• 庭にわに鹿しか追おいを置おいて、その音おとを楽たのしんでいる。

  I placed a shikaoi in the garden and enjoy its sound.

• 鹿しか追おいは、水みずがたまるとカコンと音おとを立たてる。

  The shikaoi makes a clacking sound when water accumulates.