noun
bride kidnapping on the road
Archaic term for a historical practice of abducting a woman passing by to make her one's wife. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.
昔話には、辻取りという風習が語られることがある。
In old tales, the custom of bride kidnapping on the road is sometimes recounted.
Compound of 辻 (crossroad, street) and 取り (taking). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it refers to a practice of seizing a woman on the road for marriage.