搦からめ手て

noun

rear gate; back entrance

Especially of a castle; contrasts with 大手 (front gate).

See also: 大手 (おおて)

• 城しろの搦からめ手てからこっそり抜ぬけ出だした。

  I slipped out quietly through the castle's rear gate.

noun

weak point; Achilles' heel

Figurative use; the opponent's vulnerable spot, like attacking from the rear.

• 彼かれの搦からめ手ては、甘あまいものに目めがないことだ。

  His weak point is that he has a sweet tooth.

noun

rear attack force

Archaic military term for troops attacking the rear of a castle.

See also: 大手 (おおて)

• 搦からめ手ての軍ぐん勢ぜいが城しろの背はい後ごに回まわり込こんだ。

  The rear attack force circled around to the back of the castle.

noun

official in charge of imprisoning offenders

Archaic official title; historical use only.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、搦からめ手ては罪ざい人にんを牢ろうに送おくる役やく目めを担になった。

  In the Edo period, the karame-te official was responsible for sending criminals to prison.