手鉤

手鉤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	鉤
て Grade: 1	かぎ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 鉤 (kagi, “hook”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) てかぎ [tèkágí] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • (Tokyo) て​かぎ [téꜜkàgì] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
  • IPA^(key): [te̞ka̠ɡʲi]

Noun

手鉤 (hiragana てかぎ, rōmaji tekagi)

1. a small fire hook used by firemen: a steel-reinforced wooden handle of some 60 centimeters with a hook about halfway, used by the fire chief
2. a hook used for handling large fish in a fish store or market, or for handling packages or freight, with a handle of some 30 centimeters with a hook on the end
3. a hook used by fishermen to help lift large fish, consisting of a hook on the end of a long pole
4. (weaponry) alternate name for a tekkō kagi, a Japanese hand weapon

Synonyms

• (fire hook): 鳶 (とび)口 (ぐち) (tobiguchi)
• (hook for handling fish): 魚鉤 (うおかぎ) (uokagi)
• (hook used by fishermen): ギャフ (gyafu)
• (weaponry): 手 (てっ)甲 (こう)鉤 (かぎ) (tekkō kagi)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN