Definition of 生り木責め (なりきぜめ)

なきぜ

生り木責め

なりきぜめ

narikizeme

View details for kanji: 生View details for kanji: 木View details for kanji: 責
noun
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traditional Koshogatsu 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,  祝い棒
Other readings:
成り木責め【なりきぜめ】
、
成木責め【なりきぜめ】
、
成木責【なりきぜめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
Related Kanji
生 life, genuine, birth
木 tree, wood
責 blame, condemn, censure
成 turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach