下げ乗じょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dismounting; alighting

Refers to getting off a horse or vehicle, often as a gesture of respect. Historically associated with dismounting before a superior or sacred place.

• 門もんの前まえで馬うまから下げ乗じょうした。

  He dismounted from his horse in front of the gate.

• 神じん社じゃの境けい内だいでは下げ乗じょうが求もとめられる。

  Dismounting is required within the shrine grounds.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

prohibition against entering on horseback

Specifically refers to a rule or custom forbidding riding a horse into the grounds of a temple or shrine. Often seen on signs or in historical contexts.

• 寺てらの入いり口ぐちに「下げ乗じょう」と書かかれた立たて札ふだがあった。

  There was a sign at the temple entrance that read 'Dismount'.