生り木責め

なりきぜめ

Also written 成り木責め, 成木責め, 成木責

Meanings

1. Noun traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree See also: 小正月 (こしょうがつ). See also: 祝い棒 (いわいぼう).

Kanji

• 生 life. Read as なる.
• 木 tree
• 責 blame. Read as せめる.

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