Ueme - Ueme

Japanese: ウエメ - うえめ
Ueme - Ueme

...This refers to a woman who plants rice seedlings in the rice fields during rice planting. It is also called Ueme (planting woman), Soutome, Shotome, etc. Originally, it is thought to have referred to a specific woman who worships the rice field god during rice planting.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ueme" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…田植に,苗を本田に植える仕事をする女性をいう。ウエメ(植女),ソウトメ,ショトメなどともいう。本来は,田植に際して田の神を祭る特定の女性を指したものと考えられる。…

※「ウエメ」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。

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