菩薩揚げ

ぼさあげ

Also written 媽姐揚げ, 菩薩揚, 媽姐揚

Meanings

1. Noun ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)

Kanji

• 菩 kind of grass; sacred tree. Read as ボ.
• 薩 salvation; Buddha
• 揚 deep-fry. Read as あげ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists