けんけん
Japanese
Etymology
Attested from at least the 18th century. There are two theories of the word’s origin: either from 蹴る (keru, “kick, stomp”) via reduplication as 蹴蹴, or onomatopoeic from the sound of foot-falls.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kẽ̞ŋkẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
けんけん • (kenken)
- hopping, jumping on one foot
- Synonym: 片足跳び (kata-ashi tobi)
- けんけん跳ぶ
- kenken tobu
- move by hopping, hop
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan