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    3. 方違え

    方違え

    方かた違たがえ​

    setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period)

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    かたたがえ

    Noun

    1.
    setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period)
    archaic

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    Characters that make up this word

    方
    かた・-かた・-がた…(9)
    direction・person・alternative
    Kanji
    違
    ちが.う・ちが.い・ちが.える・-ちが.える・たが.う・たが.える…(1)
    difference・differ
    Kanji
    え
    e
    Kana
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