also: じゃくどう
noun
Archaic abbreviation of 若衆道 (わかしゅどう), referring to the historical practice of male-male relationships, particularly between an older man and a youth. Used in pre-modern contexts.
See also: 若衆道
江戸時代の文献には「若道」という言葉が見られる。
The term 若道 appears in Edo-period documents.
「若道」は「若衆道」の略称として使われた。
若道 was used as an abbreviation of 若衆道.
The full, more common term for the same historical concept; 若道 is its archaic abbreviation.
Abbreviation of 若衆道 (わかしゅどう), literally 'way of the young person', referring to the historical practice of male-male relationships in pre-modern Japan.