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tassel

On-Yomi: ボウ — Kun-Yomi: ふさ

Koohii stories:

1) [Transtic] 30-1-2008(583): Explanation here: http://forum.koohii.com/viewtopic.php?pid=14684#p14684.

2) [theasianpleaser] 14-11-2008(75): A tassel hangs from my door showing the breeze's direction.

3) [takoman] 16-3-2008(54): When you graduate from a school, after they gave you your tassel, they shove you to the door and give you a compass saying "Sayonara & Good Luck out there!" (ボウ).

4) [inaka_rob] 17-4-2012(31): When you walk in the DOOR to the sumo stadium you will see the 4 TASSELS pointing in 4 DIRECTIONS These TASSELS are always placed in the same order: 白房 (しろぶさ) : southwest corner 黒房 (くろぶさ) : northwest corner 赤房 (あかぶさ) : southeast corner 青房 (あおぶさ) : northeast corner (Thanks transtic).

5) [sweetneet] 24-10-2007(8): At graduation, you are about to enter a new door to your future. to signify that, the speaker guy askes the graduates to move the tassel on their hands to the other direction.

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