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伽

伽: attendant

attendant; fairy tale (お伽話)
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Readings

On
カ・ガ・キャ・ギャ
Kun
とぎ

Kun とぎ in お伽話 (fairy tale); the on-readings ガ, キャ come from Buddhist transliterations like 伽藍 and 伽羅.

Key words

お伽話おとぎばなしfairy tale
伽藍がらんtemple complex
伽羅きゃらaloeswood incense
夜伽よとぎsitting up through the night

Example sentences

Before bed, my mother often read me fairy tales.

A large temple complex stood quietly on the mountaintop.

The elegant scent of aloeswood drifted through the tea room.

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