…There is some debate about its relationship with the Chinese koto, but it is reasonable to assume that it was introduced via the Korean Peninsula. The sitting position, 'agura kaki', is also called 'agumi', meaning cross-legged. It is generally believed to have the same origin as the Japanese reading of koto, 'agura', but this is not entirely clear. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Agumi" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…中国の胡床との関係については議論があるが,朝鮮半島を経由して伝播されたと考えるのが穏当であろう。なお座法の〈あぐらかき〉は〈あぐみ〉ともいわれ,足組みの意である。一般的には胡床の和訓〈あぐら〉と同一語源から出るとされるものの,必ずしも明らかではない。… ※「あぐみ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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