nursing; attending; entertaining
Refers to the act of caring for someone, keeping them company, or entertaining them, often in a historical or literary context. The kanji 伽 is relatively rare and may be unfamiliar to many modern readers.
She quit her job to nurse her sick mother.
旅の伽として、彼は面白い話をたくさんしてくれた。
As an entertainer on the journey, he told us many interesting stories.
night attendance; watching over someone through the night · sleeping with a man (at his bidding) · overnight vigil before burial
fairy-tale book; illustrated storybook
fairy play; pantomime
fairy-tale book; illustrated storybook
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Kana spelling is common in modern usage, especially when the kanji is considered obscure.
The kanji 伽 is used for its meaning of 'attending' or 'nursing'. The reading とぎ is a native Japanese word. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.