Since it is a litter, it usually refers to an object that is carried on the shoulders of bearers to be moved but, it also refers to the other objects of different shapes that are placed on a float and pulled by people.
輿であるから通常は担ぎ上げて移動するものを指して言うが、それを台車に乗せて曳くものなど、別形態のものを指すこともある。