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輿 (こし, koshi) Japanese meaning: palanquin | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字
Expressions 玉たま の 輿こし jeweled palanquin · marrying into wealth and status 御み 輿こし を 担かつ ぐ wheedle someone into doing something; manipulate someone into action · carry a portable shrine
Kanji 輿 palanquin, bier, public opinion Related words 神輿みこし Specifically a portable shrine used in Shinto festivals; 輿 alone can refer to any palanquin or bier, but 神輿 is the standard modern term for the festival object.
駕籠かご A simpler, often open-sided palanquin; 輿 is more formal and enclosed, historically used by higher-ranking individuals.
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葬そう 列れつ で は 、 遺い 体たい を 乗の せ た 輿こし が ゆっくり と 進すす ん だ 。
In the funeral procession, the bier carrying the body moved slowly.
At the festival, young people carried the portable shrine through the town.
even a woman of low birth can marry into wealth and status
Word family· 7 portable shrine; mikoshi · palanquin; litter · lower back; waist; hips
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine · lower back; waist; hips
front palanquin carrier
two people riding in a palanquin together
bridal procession; marriage into a family; wedding
Show 2 more Written forms 輿こし Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling for this historical object.
コシ Usage 3%
Etymology The kanji 輿 depicts a vehicle carried by hands; the reading こし is native Japanese. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since ancient times for a carried conveyance.
