also: こしつ
ancient practices; old customs
Refers to traditional customs, precedents, or historical practices, often studied in the context of court or samurai traditions.
彼は日本史の故実に詳しい。
He is knowledgeable about the ancient practices of Japanese history.
故実を調べるために
I read old documents to research old customs.
historic customary reading of a kanji word
study of ancient court and military customs
Standard kanji spelling.
Obsolete reading; modern usage is こじつ.
Inherited from Chinese 故実, “old facts or precedents.” In Japanese it came to denote established courtly, military, and ceremonial usages handed down from antiquity.