Owatari - Owatashi

Japanese: 大渡 - おおわたし

〘noun〙① One of the sail riggings of a Japanese ship. A hemp rope stretched from port to starboard on the stern side of the mast, with a large cross ring corresponding to the number of turns of the sail attached to it, used to fasten the bottom of the spread sail. Large mawashi rope. [Wakan Senyoshu (1766)]② To look over something roughly. To go through something in one go without going into the details. ※Kan'ei-published Hon Mokyu-sho (around 1529) 5 "Communication, we have studied the text in this way. We will study in a broad sense."

Owatari Owatari [Owatari]

The name of a place located at the confluence of the Kizu River and the Yodo River (Uji River) between Yawata City and Oyamazaki Town in the southwestern tip of Kyoto Prefecture. An ancient battlefield where Nitta Yoshisada was defeated by Ashikaga Takauji in 1335. *Taiheiki (late 14th century ) 14: "At Owatari, Nitta Sahyoe no Kami Yoshisada was the general commander, and the Kawachi army was fortified with over 10,000 soldiers."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 和船の帆装具の一つ。帆柱の艫側に左舷から右舷にかけ渡す麻綱で、これに帆の反(たん)数に応じた大渡し鐶(かん)をつけて帆足をむすびつけ、ひろげた帆のすそをとめるもの。大廻し縄。〔和漢船用集（1766）〕② 大まかに目を通すこと。細部に立ち入らないで一通りですますこと。※寛永刊本蒙求抄（1529頃）五「疎通、そさうに学文をしたぞ。大わたしに学をするぞ」