Forbidden rope

Japanese: 禁縄 - きんじょう
Forbidden rope

...The inside is usually considered a pure area, and the outside is considered an unclean or profane area. Boundary marking devices similar to shimenawa can be found throughout Southeast Asia, including the Korean Kumjur (forbidden rope).
[Korea]
In Korea, it is called Kumjur (forbidden rope) or Wenseki (left rope), and is a custom found mainly in the central and southern regions of Korea, and as a cultural element of rice-growing culture, it has many things in common with Japanese examples.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "kinro" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ふつう内側は浄域,外側は不浄域あるいは俗域と考えられている。朝鮮のクムジュル(禁縄(きんじよう))をはじめ東南アジア一帯にもしめ縄に類する境界標示装置がみられる。結界【垂水 稔】
[朝鮮]
 朝鮮ではクムジュル(禁縄),ウェンセキ(左縄)などとよばれ,主として中部以南地方にみられる習俗で,稲作文化の文化要素として日本の例と共通する点が多い。…

※「禁縄」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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