揆き

noun

way; method

Rare, archaic noun meaning 'way' or 'method'. In modern Japanese, this word is not used independently; it appears only in historical or literary contexts, or as part of compound words like 百揆 (ひゃっき, 'all government affairs').

• 揆きは道みち筋すじを意い味みする古ふるい語ごだ。

  揆 is an old word meaning a way or course.