Ajiro - Ajiro

Japanese: 網代 - あじろ

〘Noun〙① A place where fishing nets should be cast. Fishing ground. Fishing site. ② Fishing equipment set up in the rapids of a river. A type of trap where hundreds of stakes are driven into the ground in the shape of a net to be pulled, with wedges inserted into the stakes and a trap at the end. It has been famous since ancient times for being used to catch icefish in the Uji River in Kyoto in winter. Anshiro. [Season: Winter] ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 7.1137 "If I were an Uji person, I would not be able to do this now, even if no wood chips come." ※Makura (late 10th century) 25 "A dog roaming during the day, an ajiro in spring." ③ (derived from ①) A place where many fish gather and is ideal for fishing. ※To a friend in the capital, from B-sei (1907)〈Kunikida Doppo〉"The place I discovered was one of Bozu-san's blinds"④ Official title. A member of the kitchen staff of the Imperial Kitchen , responsible for catching fish for the Emperor's meals.⑤ Made by shaving cypress bark, bamboo, reeds, etc. into thin strips and weaving them together. Used for fences, folding screens, ceilings, carriages, palanquins , fans , hats, etc. ※Noin's pillow (end of the 10th century) 104 "The children of the children were also very troubled, and even digging through the blinds"⑥ A pattern based on ⑤. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Koshoku Nidai Otoko (1684), 8 "Peacock-woven netting ( ashiro ) in Masugata and Ukihi-no-kuni and other large sleeves" ⑦ One of the methods of distributing the catch of fishery in the early modern period. Profits distributed to fishing nets. ⑧ Abbreviation of "Ajiroguruma (Ajiro cart)". ※Ochikubo (late 10th century), 2 "One old-fashioned biryauge, one ajiro " ⑨ Abbreviation of "Ajiro Kago (Ajiro palanquin)". ※Zappai, Yanagi Taru-19 (1784), "The ajiro gives a hand to the hundred masters" [Etymology] ② was a seasonal sight in winter in Uji for the court nobility, and was something to see on the way to and from sightseeing trips and pilgrimages to Hatsuse. Since it is a device for catching icefish, in waka poetry it is written as a combination of "icefish" (hi) and "day" (hi means to catch icefish), with "yoru" (to come) as a related word. It is often included in poems by women lamenting the end of men's nightly visits, such as the poem "Kanenari no mi wo uuji kawa no ashirogi ni mukare mo hi shi tsuru ka (unknown author)" (Love 3, 843) from the "Shuishū".

Ami-shiro [Ajiro]

In fishing management, this refers to the allocation of the catch to fishing nets.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙① 漁網を打つべき場所。漁場。建場。② 川の瀬に設ける魚とりの設備。数百の杭(くい)を網を引く形に打ち並べ、その杭に経緯を入れ、その終端に筌(うけ)などを備えた簗(やな)のようなもの。冬、京都の宇治川で、氷魚(ひお)を捕えるのに用いたので、古来有名。あむしろ。あんしろ。《季・冬》※万葉（８Ｃ後）七・一一三七「宇治人の譬への足白(あじろ)われならば今はならまし木屑(こつみ)来ずとも」※枕（１０Ｃ終）二五「昼ほゆる犬、春のあじろ」③ (①から転じて) 魚類が多く集まって、漁に好適の場所。※都の友へ、Ｂ生より（1907）〈国木田独歩〉「僕の発見(みつけ)た場所はボズさんのあじろの一つ」④ 官名。御厨子所(みずしどころ)の膳部に属し、天皇の食事用などの魚類をとる者。⑤ 檜皮(ひわだ)、竹、葦(あし)などを薄く細く削り、交差させながら編んだもの。垣、屏風、天井、車、輿(こし)、団扇(うちわ)、笠などに用いる。※能因本枕（１０Ｃ終）一〇四「をのこどもも、いみじうわづらひつつ、あしろをさへつきうがちつつ」⑥ ⑤にかたどった模様。※浮世草子・好色二代男（1684）八「孔雀織網代(アシロ)舛形(ますかた)やうきひ和国などの大袖にて」⑦ 近世、漁業の漁獲高分配法の一つ。漁網に対して配当される収益。⑧ 「あじろぐるま（網代車）」の略。※落窪（１０Ｃ後）二「ふるめかしき檳榔毛(びりゃうげ)ひとつ、あじろひとつ立てり」⑨ 「あじろかご（網代駕籠）」の略。※雑俳・柳多留‐一九（1784）「あじろから百旦那へは手をくれる」[語誌]②は、王朝貴族にとっては、宇治の冬の風物詩であり、遊覧や初瀬詣での行き帰りの見物であった。氷魚を捕る仕掛けなので、和歌では「氷魚」に「日を」を掛け、「寄る」を縁語として詠まれる。「拾遺集」の「数ならぬ身をうぢ河のあしろ木に多くの日をも過ぐしつる哉〈よみ人知らず〉」〔恋三・八四三〕のように、男の夜の通いがとだえるのを嘆く女の歌に詠みこまれることが多い。