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相合駕籠 (あいあいかご, aiaikago) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

相あい合あい駕籠かご

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Meanings

1

two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)

archaic

Archaic term referring to a shared palanquin ride, often with romantic or intimate connotations. Not used in modern Japanese.

江え戸ど時じ代だいの浮うき世よ絵えには、相あい合あい駕籠

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連つ

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立だ

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男だん

女じょ

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描えが

か

れる

こと

が

あっ

た

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In Edo-period ukiyo-e, a man and a woman riding together in a shared palanquin were sometimes depicted.

Kanji

相inter-, mutual, together
合fit, suit, join
駕vehicle, palanquin, litter
籠basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself

Related words

駕籠かご
A palanquin in general; 相合駕籠 specifically refers to two people sharing one, often a man and a woman.

Built from

相あい合あい+駕籠かご

Written forms

相あい合あい駕籠かご
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic term.
相あい合あい駕籠かご
Variant spelling with okurigana い; less common but attested.

Etymology

Compound of 相合 (あいあい, 'together, mutual') + 駕籠 (かご, 'palanquin'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with Edo-period culture.