奇御戸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奇	御	戸
く Grade: S	み Grade: S	と > ど Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
奇御戶 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of the verb 組む (kumu, “unite”) in adverbial form and the noun 処 (to, “place”).

Noun

奇(く)御(み)戸(ど) • (kumido) 

1. (archaic) a couples bedroom
   • 712: Kojiki

     雖然久美度邇此四字以音。興而生子、水蛭子。

References

• Kurano, Kenji with Yūkichi Takeda (1958) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 1: Kojiki, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN