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差し縄 (さしなわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

差さし縄なわ

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Meanings

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noun

halter; restraining rope

archaic

Archaic term for a rope used to restrain horses or similar animals; not used in modern everyday language.

古こ文ぶん書しょには、馬うまに差さし縄なわをかける記き述じゅつが見みられる。
In old documents, there are descriptions of putting a halter on a horse.

Written forms

差さし縄なわ
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic term.
指さし縄なわ
Variant kanji spelling.
差さし縄なわ
Abbreviated kanji spelling.
指さし縄なわ
Abbreviated variant kanji spelling.

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
縄

straw rope, cord

指finger, point to, indicate

Similar words

手た綱づな
手綱 refers to reins used for steering a horse, while 差し縄 is a halter or rope for restraining.
綱つな
綱 is a general term for rope or cable, whereas 差し縄 specifically denotes a restraining rope for animals.

Etymology

Compound of 差し (sashi, 'thrusting' or 'inserting') + 縄 (nawa, 'rope'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely refers to a rope used to control or restrain an animal.