noun
wickerwork palanquin; wickerwork ox carriage
Historical term for a palanquin or ox-drawn carriage with a wickerwork body, used in pre-modern Japan.
網代車は、平安時代の貴族が使った乗り物の一つである。
The ajiroguruma was one of the vehicles used by Heian-period nobles.
Compound of 網代 (ajiro, 'wickerwork') and 車 (kuruma, 'vehicle'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a wickerwork conveyance.