Cowherd boy - Ushikaiwara

Japanese: 牛飼童 - うしかいわらわ
Cowherd boy - Ushikaiwara
〘 noun 〙 A person who drives an ox cart . They have long hair, wear a suikan (traditional Japanese traditional dress) , hold a whip and have the appearance of a young boy. Most are young boys, but some are in their 30s or 40s. Ushi kodei (oxen boy). Ushikai. ※Makura (end of the 10th century) 203 "The cart, which I've been riding for a while, is very shiny, but the ox straw is very hard to get through."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 牛車(ぎっしゃ)の牛を使い、牛車を進行させる者。垂れ髪で、水干(すいかん)を着用し、むちを手に持ち、童の姿をしている。少年が多いが、三〇歳、四〇歳の者もいた。牛健児(うしこでい・うしこんでい)。うしかい。※枕(10C終)二〇三「すこし乗り馴らしたる車のいとつややかなるに、うしかひわらは、なりいとつきづきしうて」

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