勉強 / 単語 / 方違い

方違い

かたたがい

  • setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period) n arch
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Kanji

ホウ

かた • -かた • -がた

direction; person; alternative

Grade Level 2

4 Strokes

ちが.う • ちが.い • ちが.える • -ちが.える • たが.う • たが.える

difference; differ

Grade Level 8

1312 Strokes

Synonyms

方塞がり

かたふたがり かたふさがり

  • unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin) n arch
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