方違へ所
かたたがえどころ かたたがへどころ
- place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction n arch
Kanji
方
ホウ
かた • -かた • -がた
direction; person; alternative
違
イ
ちが.う • ちが.い • ちが.える • -ちが.える • たが.う • たが.える
difference; differ
所
ショ
ところ • -ところ • どころ • とこ
place; extent
Synonyms
方違え
かたたがえ
- 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
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