Kurai - Cucumber

Japanese: 久離 - きゅうり
Kurai - Cucumber

In the Edo period, this referred to the act of severing family ties with a missing relative. It was done to avoid legal and social consequences that could be incurred from a missing misbehaving relative, but was mainly practiced among common people. Parents, older brothers, uncles, and other superiors could sever ties with their children, younger brothers, nephews, and other subordinates, but the opposite was not permitted for a subordinate to sever ties with a superior, which was called "reverse severance."

Just like disownment (also called oidashikuri), if it was done verbally or in writing, the disownment was a so-called internal disownment and had no legal effect. It only became valid after going through the proper procedures, having it recorded by the magistrate and receiving a certified copy of it. If the disowned person later repented and changed their behavior, the person who requested the disownment could request that it be annulled.

[Ryosuke Ishii]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

江戸時代に、失踪(しっそう)した親族との親族関係を断絶する行為をさす。失踪した不行跡な親族から、被るかもしれない法律的、社会的な後難を避けるためになされたが、主として庶民の間で行われた。親、兄、叔父(おじ)など目上の者がその子、弟、甥(おい)など目下の者を久離できるが、反対に目下の者が目上の者を久離することは、逆離と称して認められなかった。

 久離は、勘当(かんどう)(追出(おいだし)久離ともいう)と同じように、単に口頭、書面で行うだけでは、いわゆる内証久離であって、法律上の効果を発生しなかった。正規の手続を経て町奉行(ぶぎょう)に記録してもらい、その書替(かきかえ)(謄本)を受けることによって有効となった。久離された者が後日改悛(かいしゅん)して素行を改めたときは、久離を願い出た者が、その帳消しを願い出ることができた。

[石井良助]

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