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いしがんとー【石敢當】 : ishigantoo | define meaning
ishigantoo
Pronunciation: [ʔiɕiɡan̩toː]
Definition
Noun
- An upright stone tablet or slab, on which the characters 石敢當 are inscribed, used to ward off evil spirits. Shigandang; Ishigantō.
Etymology
Ultimately from Chinese 【石敢當・石敢当】 "stone tablet used to ward off evil spirits" (cf. Mandarin shígǎndāng; Cantonese sek6 gam2 dong1; Hokkien chio̍h-kám-tong and se̍k-kám-tong).
Notes
Shigandang are often placed at the head of a three-way or T-shaped intersection or at the end of a dead-end street.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 石敢當 |
| Kana | いしがんとー |
| Romanization | ishigantoo |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔiɕiɡan̩toː] |
意味：いしがんとう・いしがんどう・せきかんとう・せっかんとう【石敢當・石敢当・石散當】
Categories:
石敢當
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 11). いしがんとー【石敢當】 : ishigantoo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7583/ishigantoo/.