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栄はやし

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Meanings

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noun

ornament; decoration; adornment

archaic

Archaic noun; not used in modern Japanese. Found in classical texts or historical descriptions.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、祭まつりの「栄はやし」として飾かざりを指さすことがある。
In old documents, 栄 can refer to decorations as festival ornaments.

Written forms

栄はやし
Archaic kanji spelling for the noun meaning ornament or decoration.
栄はやし
Archaic spelling variant with okurigana.
料はやし
Archaic kanji spelling, possibly used in historical contexts.

Kanji

栄flourish, prosperity, honor
料fee, materials

Similar words

飾かざり
飾り is the modern common word for ornament or decoration, while 栄 (はやし) is archaic and rarely used today.

Etymology

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 栄 is conventionally associated with flourishing or glory, but its use for 'ornament' is archaic and not clearly explained.