行あん脚ぎゃ

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ぎゃ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

pilgrimage; walking pilgrimage

Buddhism

Buddhist term for a journey on foot to visit temples or sacred sites, often as a religious practice.

僧そう侶りょが四し国こく八はち十じゅう八はち箇か所しょを行あん脚ぎゃする。
The monk makes a pilgrimage to the 88 temples of Shikoku.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

walking tour; traveling on foot

Extended secular use: traveling around on foot, often for study, training, or exploration. Can be used figuratively for a long journey or tour.

彼かれは全ぜん国こくを行あん脚ぎゃして民みん話わを集あつめた。
He traveled around the country on foot collecting folk tales.
若わかいころ、ヨーロッパを行あん脚ぎゃした経けい験けんがある。
In my youth, I had the experience of traveling around Europe on foot.

巡じゅん礼れい
巡礼 is a general term for pilgrimage, not necessarily on foot, and is more common in everyday language. 行脚 specifically emphasizes traveling on foot, often with a religious or training purpose.
旅たび
旅 is a broad term for travel or journey. 行脚 implies a more arduous, foot-based journey, often with a specific mission or purpose.

From Middle Chinese 行腳 (hæng kjak), literally 'walking feet', referring to a traveling monk. The reading あんぎゃ is the go-on reading of the characters.