LingakuFrequency rank: 50,150. – 51,356.
Alsoへいもん
- closing of a gate
- (Edo-period) house confinement
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Generated: This meaning refers to the physical action of shutting a gate, often associated with security or the end of access to a particular area.
Generated: This meaning pertains to the social practice during the Edo period where individuals, particularly women, would be confined within their homes for reasons of modesty and family honor.