| Word | Reading | Meaning |
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| 囃子 | はやし | Japanese orchestra, band, accompaniment |
| 囃す | はやす | to play accompaniment, to jeer at |
| 五人囃子 | ごにんばやし | five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March) |
| 持て囃す | もてはやす | to praise extravagantly, to lionize, to lionise, to make much of |
| 囃子詞 | はやしことば | meaningless words in a song for rhythm, words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song |
| 囃子言葉 | はやしことば | meaningless words in a song for rhythm, words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song |
| 囃子方 | はやしかた | (in Noh) musician, orchestra leader |
| 狸囃子 | たぬきばやし | tanuki drumming on their stomachs |
| 言い囃す | いいはやす | to praise, to spread or circulate a rumor (rumour) |
| 言囃す | いいはやす | to praise, to spread or circulate a rumor (rumour) |
