horse-drawn carriage; palanquin; vehicle (archaic)
Historical term for a wheeled vehicle or palanquin used by nobility or officials in pre-modern Japan. Not used for modern cars or trains.
Ancient nobles traveled by palanquin.
A splendid carriage is depicted in this picture scroll.
surpass; excel; outdo
mounting (during animal copulation)
departure of a noble
imperial carriage
harnessing (a horse to a cart, esp. for a race)
imperial carriage
The kanji 駕 originally referred to a horse-drawn carriage or palanquin in classical Chinese. In Japanese, it was used historically for similar vehicles, but the word is now obsolete outside of historical references.