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袁彦道 (engendou) Japanese meaning: gambling | Kotomora

袁えん彦げん道どう

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Meanings

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obsolete term

Obsolete term for gambling; not used in modern Japanese.

「袁えん彦げん道どう」は、昔むかしの博打ばくちを指さす

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"袁彦道" is recorded as an old word for gambling.

Kanji

袁long kimono
彦lad, boy (ancient)
道road-way, street, district

Related words

博打ばくち
Modern common word for gambling; 袁彦道 is an obsolete synonym.

Etymology

Named after 袁彦道, a figure traditionally said to have been so devoted to gambling that his name became a term for gambling itself.