also: へんえん
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
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.
古い文献に「攀縁して崖を越ゆ」とある。
An old text reads, 'They climbed and crossed the cliff.'
Archaic kanji spelling; the character 攀 is uncommon and may not be recognized by many readers.
Variant kanji spelling; equally rare and archaic.
Alternate reading; archaic and rarely encountered.
Composed of 攀 (climb, scale) and 縁 (edge, connection). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is now obsolete.