供とも回まわり

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Meanings

Refers to the attendants or followers accompanying a person of high rank, such as a lord or dignitary. Often used in historical or formal contexts.

殿との様さまは大おお勢ぜいの供とも回まわりを連つれて旅たびに出でた。
The lord set out on a journey with a large retinue.
将しょう軍ぐんの供とも回まわりが城じょう門もんを通とおり過すぎた。
The shogun's suite passed through the castle gate.

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Kanji

供submit, offer, present
回-times, round, game
廻round, game, revolve

Related words

お供とも
A more common and casual word for accompanying someone, often used in everyday situations. 供回り specifically implies a formal group of attendants.
随ずい行こう員いん
A modern, formal term for members of an entourage, often used in official or business contexts. 供回り has a more historical or literary flavor.

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Written forms

供とも回まわりUsage83%
Standard modern spelling.
供とも廻まわりUsage17%
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 廻; rarely used today.

Etymology

Compound of 供 (tomo, 'attendant') and 回り (mawari, 'surrounding'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Edo period to refer to a lord's attendants.