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下御 (げぎょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

下げ御ぎょ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

dismounting (polite)

polite (teineigo)

Polite noun for dismounting from a horse or vehicle. Used in formal or respectful contexts, often with する.

お客きゃく様さまが馬うまからげぎょなさいました。
The guest dismounted from the horse (polite).
ここでげぎょいたし

ます

。

I will dismount here (polite).

Kanji

下below, down, descend
御honorable, manipulate, govern

Similar words

下げ馬ば
下馬 is a more common and neutral term for dismounting from a horse, while 下御 is a rare polite variant.
降こう車しゃ
降車 is a general term for getting off a vehicle, not specifically polite.

Etymology

Compound of 下 (ge, 'dismount') and 御 (gyo, an honorific prefix/suffix related to imperial or respectful actions). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it functions as a polite noun for dismounting.