御み輿こしを担かつぐ

御輿を担ぐ · godan verb (-gu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	御み輿こしを担かつぐ	御み輿こしを担かつがない
Polite	御み輿こしを担かつぎます	御み輿こしを担かつぎません
Past polite	御み輿こしを担かつぎました	御み輿こしを担かつぎませんでした
Past	御み輿こしを担かついだ	御み輿こしを担かつがなかった
Te-form	御み輿こしを担かついで	御み輿こしを担かつがないで
Desire	御み輿こしを担かつぎたい	御み輿こしを担かつぎたくない
Potential	御み輿こしを担かつげる	御み輿こしを担かつげない
Passive	御み輿こしを担かつがれる	御み輿こしを担かつがれない
Causative	御み輿こしを担かつがせる	御み輿こしを担かつがせない
Causative passive	御み輿こしを担かつがせられるalso 御み輿こしを担かつがされる	御み輿こしを担かつがせられないalso 御み輿こしを担かつがされない
Volitional	御み輿こしを担かつごう
Polite volitional	御み輿こしを担かつぎましょう
Imperative	御み輿こしを担かつげ	御み輿こしを担かつぐな
Conditional	御み輿こしを担かつげば	御み輿こしを担かつがなければ
Tara conditional	御み輿こしを担かついだら	御み輿こしを担かつがなかったら

Meanings

expression, godan verb (-gu)

wheedle someone into doing something; manipulate someone into action

Idiomatic expression derived from the image of carrying a portable shrine; implies flattering, coaxing, or pressuring someone into doing something, often by making them feel important or obligated.

彼かれは周まわりに御み輿こしを担かつがれて、結けっ局きょく会かい長ちょうを引ひき受うけた。
He was wheedled into it by those around him and ended up accepting the role of chairman.
みんなで御み輿こしを担かついで、彼かれにその仕し事ごとを押おし付つけた。
Everyone manipulated him into taking on that task.

expression, godan verb (-gu)

carry a portable shrine

Literal meaning: to carry a みこし (portable shrine) during a festival. This is the original, non-idiomatic sense.

祭まつりでは、地じ元もとの若わか者ものたちが神輿みこしを担かつぐ。
At the festival, local young people carry the portable shrine.

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Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
輿palanquin, bier, public opinion
担shouldering, carry, raise
神gods, mind, soul

Related words

担かつぐ
担ぐ alone means 'to carry on one's shoulder' or 'to shoulder'. The phrase 御輿を担ぐ specifically adds the idiomatic nuance of manipulation or the literal festival context.
おだてる
おだてる means 'to flatter' or 'to egg on', often with a lighter, more playful tone. 御輿を担ぐ implies a stronger sense of being pushed or manipulated into a role or action, often by a group.

Written forms

御み輿こしを担かつぐ
Standard kanji spelling for the idiomatic meaning; also used for the literal shrine-carrying sense.
神輿みこしを担かつぐ
Variant kanji for みこし; 神輿 is also common, especially in festival contexts.
みこしを担かつぐ
Kana-mixed spelling; often used when the kanji for みこし is considered difficult or unnecessary.
神輿みこしをかつぐ
Mixed kanji-kana variant; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Literally 'to carry a portable shrine (御輿/神輿) on one's shoulder'. The idiomatic sense comes from the image of a group lifting someone up (like a shrine) and carrying them along, implying that the person is being manipulated or flattered into doing something.