Feb 8, 2011

Hakoiri-musume

Any times parents worried about daughter.
In Japan too, such a daughter which particularly be careful until marriage is called "hakoiri-musume".

Hakoiri means put into a box.
Musume means daughter.
Why does the daughter be put into a box?
It is said that old game is the origin.
The game is moving pieces in the flat box, and one of pieces is written "musume".

I think such this daughter must be rare nowadays.
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