はっけよい
Japanese
Alternative forms
- はっきよい (hakkiyoi)
- はっきょい (hakkyoi)
Etymology
Various theories exist:
- According to Daigenkai (1932), thought to be a compound of 八卦 (hakke, “bagua”) + 良い (yoi, “good”)[1][2]
- The original pronunciation might have been hakk(i)yoi, see alternative forms above.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) はっけよい [háꜜkkèyòì] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
- (Tokyo) はっけよい [hàkkéyóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [4])[3]
- IPA(key): [ha̠k̚ke̞jo̞i]
Interjection
はっけよい • (hakkeyoi)
- (sumo) said by a 行司 (gyōji, “referee”) after a successful 立ち合い (tachiai, “initial charge”) and when both wrestlers are in a standoff
See also
- 残った (nokotta)
- 待った無し (mattanashi)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN