石蹴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	蹴
いし Grade: 1	け(り) Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
石蹴り

Etymology

Compound of 石 (ishi, “stone, rock”) +‎ 蹴り (keri, “kicking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 蹴る (keru, “to kick”)).[1][2][3][4][5]

First cited to the late 1800s.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いしけり [ìshíkéꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[4][5][6]
(Tokyo) いしけり [ìshíkéríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[4][5][6]
IPA^(key): [iɕike̞ɾʲi]

Noun

石(いし)蹴(けり) • (ishikeri)

[from late 1800s] (a game similar to) hopscotch
Synonyms: 片足跳び (kata-ashi tobi), けんぱ (kenpa)

Usage notes

The game is played by drawing a series of circles or squares on the ground. Players then kick a stone while hopping from one section to the next. Manner of play varies across regions.

References

“石蹴”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
“石蹴り”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] “石蹴”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[DDJS-2] “石蹴り”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[K-3] 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DJR-4] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-5] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-6] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN