Rokuyo - Rokuyo

Japanese: 六曜 - ろくよう
Rokuyo - Rokuyo

Also called Rokki. Notes on the calendar. They refer to Sensho, Tomobiki, Senpu, Butsumetsu, Taian, and Shakku. When they were introduced from China in the 14th century, they were called Taian, Ryuren, Sokuki, Shakku, Shouki, and Kubo, but the names and order changed several times after that, and it is said that they settled into their current form around the Tenpo era (1830-1844). It was around this time that they became a common practice. Even today, Taian is chosen for weddings to avoid Butsumetsu, and Tomobiki is avoided for funerals, so the tradition is still deeply rooted. Originally, it was a fortune-telling of the time of day, with Sensho being bad luck in the afternoon, Tomobiki being bad luck during the day, Sensho being very lucky in the afternoon, Butsumetsu being bad luck for everything, Taian being good luck for everything, and Shakko being good luck only at noon. The Rokuyo are assigned to the calendar days (old calendar) as follows:

January 1st, July 1st, Sensho February 1st, August 1st, Tomobiki March 1st, September 1st, Sensho April 1st, October 1st, Butsumetsu May 1st, November 1st, Taian June 1st, December 1st, Shakko As mentioned above, January 1st in the lunar calendar is always Sensho, the 2nd is Tomobiki, and the 3rd is Sensho, and the following February 1st is reassigned as Tomobiki. March 1st in the lunar calendar is always Sensho, April 1st is Butsumetsu, and May 1st is Taian, which is why it is considered a superstition.

[Yuko Yoshino]

[Reference items] | Shakko | Sensho | Senbu | Taian | Tomobiki | Butsumetsu

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

六輝(ろっき)ともいう。暦日の注。先勝(せんしょう)、友引(ともびき)、先負(せんぷ)、仏滅(ぶつめつ)、大安(たいあん)、赤口(しゃっく)のこと。14世紀に中国から伝えられた当時は、大安、留連(りゅうれん)、速喜(そくき)、赤口、将吉(しょうきつ)、空亡(くうぼう)といったが、その後、名称、順序ともに幾度か変わり、いまの形に落ち着いたのは天保(てんぽう)(1830~1844)のころという。一般に行われるようになったのもこのころからである。現在も婚礼には仏滅を避けて大安が選ばれ、葬式には友引が忌まれるなど、根強く生きている。本来は時刻の吉凶の占いで、先勝は午後は凶、友引は昼凶、先負は午後大吉、仏滅はすべてに凶で、大安はすべてに吉、赤口は正午のみ吉、とされる。六曜は暦日(旧暦)に次のように配当される。

 正月1日 7月1日 先勝
 2月1日 8月1日 友引
 3月1日 9月1日 先負
 4月1日 10月1日 仏滅
 5月1日 11月1日 大安
 6月1日 12月1日 赤口
 前記のとおり、旧1月1日は毎年先勝、2日は友引、3日先負と順送りに割り当て、翌2月1日は友引として割り当て直す。旧暦の3月1日はかならず先負、4月1日は仏滅、5月1日は大安と決まっていて、迷信とされるゆえんである。

[吉野裕子]

[参照項目] | 赤口 | 先勝 | 先負 | 大安 | 友引 | 仏滅

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