騎馬戦
Japanese
騎馬戦 (kibasen): a Japanese chicken fight match at a middle school sports event.
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 騎 | 馬 | 戦 |
| き Grade: S | ば Grade: 2 | せん Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi | ||
Etymology
Compound of 騎馬 (kiba, “[on] horseback, mounted”) + 戦 (sen, “battle, fight”).[1][2] Literally, “cavalry battle”.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) きばせん [kìbáséń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [kʲiba̠sẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
騎馬戦 (hiragana きばせん, rōmaji kibasen)
- A kind of chicken fight: a Japanese game, in which one person “rides” on top of a group of supporters while wearing a hat or flag, which the person tries to defend, while their team attempts to grab the opposing team's hat or flag.
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN