攀はん縁えん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

climbing; scaling

Archaic term for climbing, especially using hands and feet to scale a surface. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 登攀 (とうはん) or よじ登る.

• 攀はん縁えんは、崖がけなどをよじ登のぼることを表あらわす古ふるい言こと葉ばだ。

  攀縁 is an old word meaning to climb a cliff or similar surface.