jmdict 2851338 Active (id: 2158289)
庚申講
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[n] [hist] ▶ kōshin-machi association Cross references:   ⇒ see: 2428140 庚申待ち 1. kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period