げほふ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of げほふ – see the following entry.
【外法げほう】
[noun] [from 1120] (Buddhism) non-Buddhist teachings (from the perspective of Buddhist thought),
[noun] [from early 1200s] practices involving tengu and witchcraft
[noun] [from 1778] short for 外法頭 (gehō atama, literally “outer-ways head”): a skull used for divination and witchcraft
[noun] [from 1801] (historical) short for 外法下駄 (gehō geta): a type of geta popular in the early Edo period, with a footbed made of paulownia wood and teeth made of oak (possibly so named due to the surname of the first seller of this kind of geta)
[noun] [from 1499] short for 外法頭 (gehō atama, literally “outer-ways head”) alternative name for 福禄寿 (Fukurokuju), one of the Seven Lucky Gods (so named for his elongated forehead)
(This term, げほふ (gefofu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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