Shackles

Japanese: 枷 - かせ

〘noun〙 (a variation of "kashi (shackles)") 1. Made of iron or wood, they are used as an instrument of punishment, and are placed around the neck or limbs of criminals, or on livestock, to prevent them from moving freely. Shackles . kashi. *Konpira Honpōgen (maybe around 1220), part 1: "The board with the bowl on the armor was shot from left to right, piercing the kase (shackles) ." 2. Something that hinders freedom of thought and action. hodashi. *Jōruri, Horikawa Namiko (maybe around 1706), part 2: "Sasayuru mo kase to naru." *Futatsuka Monogatari (1892-1901), <Koda Rohan> Kare Ichinichi (The Fetters of the Obligation of Being Raised) 3. Something that serves as a means or excuse to attack others, find fault with them, or hinder their movement. *Kabuki: Teiso Hanatoba Koizuka (1809), Go-Ritsū: "You have just used your enemy in shackles and driven Arikuni back." 4. Props and child actors that aid the actor's performance. *Kabuki: Sai-Nyu Otogi-gusa (1808), Tsujidō scene: "The two perform a vertical dance with the child in their arms as shackles." 5. When playing the upper notes of the shamisen, something that is placed on the neck from above the strings to enhance the sound. It is a rod-shaped object made of wood, ivory, or sometimes metal, and is laid horizontally and tied with a string. *Kunimachi no Sata (1674), "A rosewood shamisen, <abbreviated> with a silver skewer."

Kashi [shackles]

〘 noun 〙 A torture device made of iron or wood, placed around the neck, hands, or feet of a criminal to restrain his freedom. There are neck restraints, hand restraints, and foot restraints. Shackles. ※Shosoin documents - Tenpyo Houji 6th year (762) miscellaneous materials and cypress bark and charcoal, etc. ledger "Ten branches of a rack, each 16 shaku long and 3 sun square" ※Shinsen Jikyo (around 898-901) "Chasari Renya Ashi Kasari Mata Kanaho Tatashi"

Shackles

(The verb form of the noun "shackle") To hinder movement. To support and hold back. To prevent. *From the Hogen period (around 1220): "It often looked as if the arrows were shackled and piling up ."

Shackles

〘 noun 〙 (the noun derived from the conjunctive form of the verb "kasegu (shackle)") something that blocks; something that prevents; a defense. ※Joruri: Zenkoji Temple Temple Memorial Service (1718) 2 "Hide yourself in the rock's shackle"

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「かし（枷）」の変化した語)① 鉄や木でつくり、刑具として罪人の首や手足にはめたり、また、家畜につけたりして、自由に行動できないようにするもの。桎梏(しっこく)。かし。※金刀比羅本保元（1220頃か）中「甲の鉢付の板を左より右へ挊(カセ)につつと射ぬかれたり」② 自由な心や行動の妨げとなるもの。ほだし。※浄瑠璃・堀川波鼓（1706頃か）下「ささゆるもかせと成」※二日物語（1892‐1901）〈幸田露伴〉彼一日「養はれたる恩義の桎梏(カセ)に」③ 他を攻撃したり、いいがかりをつけたり、動きを妨げたりするための手段や口実となるもの。※歌舞伎・貞操花鳥羽恋塚（1809）五立「其方達が敵を枷に、有国めを追ひ返したばっかり」④ 俳優の演技を助ける手段となる小道具や子役など。※歌舞伎・彩入御伽草（1808）辻堂の場「両人、抱き子を枷に立廻りのタテ」⑤ 三味線の上調子を弾く時、音を高めるために弦の上から棹(さお)に当てるもの。木や象牙、時に金属で作った棒状のもので、横にして紐で結びつける。※国町の沙汰（1674）「紫檀の三味線〈略〉銀のかせ掛」