Old detached - Cucumber

Japanese: 旧離 - きゅうり
Old detached - Cucumber

…Also written as kyuri, this word was used in the Edo period to mean the act of severing family ties by a senior relative such as an uncle or older brother to a junior relative such as a nephew or younger brother. However, it is often confused with disownment and disownment. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kyuri" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…旧離とも書き,江戸時代に伯父・兄など目上の親族から,甥・弟など目下の親族に対して申し渡す親族関係断絶行為を意味した語。ただし勘当,義絶などと混同されたことも少なくない。…

※「旧離」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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