also: かたふさがり
unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō)
Archaic term from Onmyōdō cosmology. Refers to a direction considered unlucky due to the presence of a deity such as Ten'ichijin; related to the practice of 方違え (katatagae) to avoid such directions.
In Onmyōdō, the direction where Ten'ichijin resided was called katatagari (unlucky direction).
方塞がりを避けるために、方違えという儀式が行われた。
To avoid the unlucky direction, a ritual called katatagae was performed.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic Onmyōdō term.
Alternate reading; less common than かたふたがり.
From 方, “direction,” and 塞がり, “being blocked.” The reading ふたがり preserves an older variant of 塞がる, also found as ふさがる.