Definition of 方違え (かたたがえ)

かたたが

方違え

かたたがえ

katatagae

View details for kanji: 方View details for kanji: 違
noun
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setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period)(archaism)
See also:方塞がり,  方違へ所
Related Kanji
方 direction, person, alternative
違 difference, differ