Yamamori - Yamamori

Japanese: 山守 - やまもり

〘 noun 〙① To patrol the forests. Also, a person who does so as a job. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 3.401 "Knowing that there was a mountain guardian, I tied a marker to the mountain and was ashamed to tie it ." ② Especially in the Edo period, the forest guardians of various feudal domains. ※Umezu Masakage Diary - September 6, 1612 (Keicho 17) "Regarding the mountain guardianship of Kanazawa Castle ( abbreviated) As such, it was ordered."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 山林を見まわって番をすること。また、それを職とする人。※万葉（８Ｃ後）三・四〇一「山守(やまもり)のありける知らにその山に標(しめ)結(ゆ)ひ立てて結(ゆひ)の恥しつ」② 特に、江戸時代、諸藩の御林監守人。※梅津政景日記‐慶長一七年（1612）九月六日「金沢城山守之事〈略〉如右之被仰付由」

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