石敢當、石敢当
いしがんとう、せきかんとう
ishigantou
JMdict entry #2828001
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) ishigantō; stone tablet inscribed with the word "ishigantō" placed at crossroads, on stone walls etc. in southern Kyūshū and Okinawa to ward off evil spirits; orig. a Chinese custom