Uho

Japanese: 禹歩 - うほ

〘Noun〙① (From the legend that King Yu of the Xia Dynasty of China traveled around the country to control floods, and eventually lost the ability to move his legs) The special way King Yu walked. [Xunzi's comment on Xizi - Non-symbolism] ② (From the fact that shamans imitated ① during divination and festivals) A way of walking in which the second step is not put in front of the first, and the third step is taken with the second step. In Japan, when nobles go out, they walk in the same way as onmyouji (magicians of the Onmyou era) chanting spells to ward off evil spirits and walking in a zigzag pattern. Henbai . ※Kanchukki - June 13, 1284 (Kōan 7), "Takano Ason of the Onmyou Head Country Visits, Yu Walks Back" ③ A person who cannot move his legs. [Warambegusa (1660)] ④ To walk with wide strides. [The History of the South - Biography of Chen Xianda]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (中国の夏の禹王が、治水のため天下を経巡った結果、ついに足の自由がきかなくなったという伝説による) 禹王の特殊な歩き方。〔荀子注引尸子‐非相〕② (占いや祭のときに、巫者(ふしゃ)が①をまねたところから) 足を進めるときに、二歩めを一歩めより前に出さず、三歩めを二歩めの足で踏み出す歩き方。日本では、貴人の外出時、邪気を除くために陰陽家が呪文(じゅもん)を唱えて千鳥足で歩くのに従って歩くもの。反閇(へんばい)。※勘仲記‐弘安七年（1284）六月一三日「陰陽頭国高朝臣参進、禹歩退」③ 足の自由のきかない人。〔わらんべ草（1660）〕④ 大またで歩くこと。〔南史‐陳顕達伝〕

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