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方違え 【かたたがえ】

  1. [n] 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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Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
方 Direction, Person, Alternative ホウ かた, -かた, -がた 2
違 Difference, Differ イ ちが.う, ちが.い, ちが.える, -ちが.える, たが.う, たが.える