飛脚
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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飛 | 脚 |
ひ Grade: 4 | きゃく Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ひきゃく [hìkyákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [çikʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
飛脚 • (hikyaku) ←ひきやく (fikyaku)?
- (historical) courier
- 1883, 雨森芳洲 (Amenomori Hōshū), “足使”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 交隣須知 (Kōrin suchi), volume 4, 外務省 edition:
- 步行 飛脚ハ道中ニテ遲滯スルコトガナイ
- hokō hikyaku wa dochū nite chitai suru koto ga nai
- Walking: The courier does not rest on his journey.
- 步行 보ᄒᆡᆼᄭᅮᆫ(步行軍)은 길에셔 지체(遲滯)허는 일이 업거니 (original Korean)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN