飛脚

Japanese
Kanji in this term
飛 脚
ひ
Grade: 4		 きゃく
Grade: S
on’yomi kan’on

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひきゃく [hìkyákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [çikʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

飛(ひ)脚(きゃく) • (hikyaku) ←ひきやく (fikyaku)?

  1. (historical) courier
    • 1883, 雨森芳洲 (Amenomori Hōshū), “足使”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 再刊交隣須知 (Saikan kōrin suchi)‎NDL NLK, 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)

Derived terms
  • 飛(ひ)脚(きゃく)問(どい)屋(や) (hikyaku doiya)
  • 飛(ひ)脚(きゃく)船(ぶね) (hikyakubune)
  • 飛(ひ)脚(きゃく)負(ま)け (hikyakumake)
  • 飛(ひ)脚(きゃく)屋(や) (hikyakuya)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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