まぐはひ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
目合ひ
目合

Alternative forms

Etymology

magupapi → maguɸaɸi → maguwawi → maguwai. /ma/ is the old form of the word 目 (me, “eye”).

Noun

まぐはひ • (maguwai) 

  1. (Classical Japanese) facing one another and being intimate
  2. (Classical Japanese) copulation; intercourse
    • 712: Kojiki
      然者吾與汝行廻逢是天之御柱而、爲美斗能麻具波比。此七字以音。

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