騎手
See also: 骑手
Chinese
to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride | hand; convenient; ‑er | ||
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trad. (騎手) | 騎 | 手 | |
simp. (骑手) | 骑 | 手 |
Pronunciation
Noun
騎手
- horseback rider
- jockey
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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騎 | 手 |
き Grade: S | しゅ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
騎 (ki, “animal riding”) + 手 (-shu, “-ist; -er”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) きしゅ [kíꜜshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [kʲiɕɨᵝ]
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) きしゅ [k
ìshúꜜ] (Odaka – [2]) - IPA(key): [kʲi̥ɕɨᵝ]
- (Tokyo) きしゅ [k
- Homophones: 気腫, 奇手, 帰趣, 帰趨, 記主, 起首, 鬼手, 寄主, 亀手, 期首, 貴種, 旗手, 機首, 機種, キシュ
Noun
騎手 (hiragana きしゅ, rōmaji kishu)
- a jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively)
Synonyms
- ジョッキー (jokkī)