もぐら
土竜
う
打
　
ち

noun

  1. driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an event on Koshōgatsu).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
もぐら
土竜
う
打
　
ち
 土竜打ち もぐらうち
　
も
　
ぐ
　
ら
う
打
　
ち
 もぐら打ち もぐらうち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
dragon, imperial
リュウ　たつ　リョウ (9th, N1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
lightning, electricity
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す
strike, hit, knock
う.つ　ダ　うち (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)