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近
おう
江
み
泥
どろ
棒
ぼう
伊
い
勢
せ
乞
こ
食
じき
Archaic
Meanings
Archaic
Expression
Derogatory
Proverb
1. merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites);
(lit.)
robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
Kanji used
近
near
江
large river
泥
mud
棒
rod
伊
Italy
勢
vigor
乞
beg
食
eat
Composed of
近
おう
江
み
Ōmi (ehem. Prov.; heute Präf. Shiga)
泥
どろ
棒
ぼう
stehlen; klauen; Dieb; Diebstahl; Raub; Einbruch
伊
い
勢
せ
乞
こ
食
じき
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine;
(arch.)
successful but stingy merchants from Ise