桑原桑原

Reading

Kana: くわばらくわばら

Romaji: kuwabarakuwabara

Definition

noun

1

charm to ward off lightning and misfortune; knock on wood; touch wood; absit omen!

Note: word usually written using kana alone; yojijukugo

Kanji

桑

Readings: ソウ、 くわ

Meaning: mulberry

原

Readings: ゲン、 はら

Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

Example Sentence

カミナリが光(ひか)ったその後(ご)【くわばらくわばら】と唱(とな)えたもしくは、唱(とな)える人(ひと)を見(み)たことがあるだろう。

➥I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.