palanquin bearer; sedan chair carrier; palanquin business
Historical term for a person who carried a palanquin (駕籠) or the business of providing such transport. Now only encountered in historical contexts or period works.
In the Edo period, palanquin bearers waited for customers along the highways.
彼の先祖は駕籠屋を営んでいたそうだ。
I heard that his ancestors ran a palanquin business.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical occupation and business.
Simplified spelling using かご for the palanquin part; less common but understandable.
Compound of 駕籠 (kago, 'palanquin') and 屋 (ya, 'shop' or 'person engaged in a trade'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the term is now obsolete outside historical references.