禹う歩ほ

noun

protective sorcerer's ceremony for a noble's journey

Historical ritual from ancient China, adopted in Japanese onmyōdō practices. Very rare; encountered only in classical or historical texts.

• 陰陽師おんみょうじが貴き人じんの旅たびの安あん全ぜんを祈いのって禹う歩ほを行おこなったと伝つたえられる。

  It is said that onmyōji performed the uho ritual to pray for the safety of a noble's journey.

noun

walking with long strides

Describes a gait with exaggerated steps, originally part of the ritual but sometimes used descriptively. Rare outside historical context.

• 禹う歩ほとは、大おお股またで歩あるく独とく特どくの歩あるき方かたを指さすこともある。

  Uho can also refer to a distinctive way of walking with large steps.

noun

limping gait; person with a limp

Derived from the ritual's characteristic step; can refer to a limp or a person who limps. Extremely rare and likely only in classical references.

• 古こ書しょには、禹う歩ほを「足あしを引ひきずる者もの」の意いで用もちいた例れいがある。

  In old texts, there are examples where uho is used to mean 'a person who drags their leg'.