遣けん悶もん

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

driving away melancholy; dispelling gloom

Rare literary noun or suru-verb for actively dispelling melancholy or boredom. Not used in everyday conversation; modern equivalents include 気晴らし or 憂さ晴らし.

彼かれは散さん歩ぽを遣けん悶もんの手しゅ段だんとした。
He used walking as a means of driving away melancholy.

dispatch, despatch, send

悶be in agony, worry

Similar words

気き晴ばらし
Common modern word for diversion or recreation to lift one's mood; 遣悶 is a rare literary equivalent.
憂うさ晴ばらし
Common modern word for blowing off steam or dispelling pent-up frustration; 遣悶 is more formal and archaic.

Etymology

Compound of 遣 (dispel, send away) and 悶 (anguish, worry). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a Sino-Japanese word (kango) with a literary flavor.