駕籠(かご)

かご
noun
palanquin; sedan chair; a covered litter carried on poles by bearers
writtenhistory
1. palanquin; sedan chair; a covered litter carried on poles by bearers
A traditional Japanese conveyance consisting of a cabin mounted on horizontal poles, carried by two or more bearers. Used primarily during the Edo period for transporting nobility and wealthy individuals.
殿様(とのさま)が駕籠(かご)に乗(の)って城(しろ)を出(で)た。
The lord left the castle riding in a palanquin.
江戸時代(えどじだい)には駕籠(かご)が主(おも)な交通手段(こうつうしゅだん)の一(ひと)つだった。
During the Edo period, palanquins were one of the main means of transportation.
時代劇(じだいげき)では、武家(ぶけ)の女性(じょせい)が駕籠(かご)に乗(の)って嫁入(よめい)りする場面(ばめん)がよく描(えが)かれる。
In period dramas, scenes of samurai women riding in palanquins for their wedding procession are often depicted.

A traditional Japanese means of transportation in which a person sits inside a cabin mounted on poles, carried by two or more bearers (駕籠(かご)掻(か)き). Used primarily during the Edo period by the nobility, samurai class, and wealthy merchants. Different from 籠(かご) (basket/cage), which shares the same reading.

Common collocations

  • 駕籠(かご)に乗(の)る: to ride in a palanquin
  • 駕籠(かご)を担(かつ)ぐ: to carry a palanquin
  • 駕籠(かご)掻(か)き: palanquin bearer
  • お駕籠(かご): palanquin (polite)

Similar words

  • 籠(かご): basket, cage — same reading, different meaning
  • 御輿(みこし): portable shrine — carried on poles, but for religious festivals
  • 人力車(じんりきしゃ): rickshaw — later form of human-powered transport

Related Words

Compare: 人力車(じんりきしゃ) (rickshaw)
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