蓍めど

noun

Chinese lespedeza

Archaic name for the plant Lespedeza, especially as used for divination sticks. Modern Japanese uses メドハギ.

See also: メドハギ

• 蓍めどは、古ふるくは占うらないの道どう具ぐとして使つかわれた植しょく物ぶつである。

  The 蓍 is a plant that was used in ancient times as a tool for divination.

noun

divination sticks; fortune-telling with sticks

Archaic term for the sticks themselves and the practice of fortune-telling using them. The related word めどぎ is also archaic.

See also: 筮

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、蓍めどを用もちいて吉きっ凶きょうを占うらなった。

  In ancient China, they used divination sticks to tell fortunes.