とりおい
Meanings
Noun
1. driving off birds
2. procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house
3. female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen
4. street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
Kanji used
bird
follow
Pitch accent
りおい
りお
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)