かち

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See also: がち

Japanese

Etymology 1

<kati> → /kat͡ɕi/

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *kati. Cognate with Northern Amami Ōshima かち (xachi), Okinawan かち (kachi), Kunigami かちー (kachī) and Eastern Old Japanese 加志 (kasi, whence Japanese (kashi)).

Noun

かち (kachi

  1. , , 歩行, 徒歩: (dated) walking, going on foot
    Synonyms: 徒歩 (toho), 歩き (aruki)
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 11, poem 2425:
      山科(やましなの) 強田山(こはたのやまを) 馬雖在(うまはあれど) (かち)吾来(よりわがこし) 汝念不得(なをおもひかねて) [Man'yōgana]
      (やま)(しな)の ()(はた)(やま)を (うま)はあれど ()()より()()し ()(おも)ひかねて [Modern spelling]
      <Yamasina no2 Ko2pata no2 yama wo uma pa aredo2 kati yo2ri waga ko2si na wo omo2pi1kanete>
      → Yamashina no Kowata no yama o uma wa aredo kachi yori waga koshi na o omoikanete
      Through the mountain of Kowata, Yamashina, although I have a horse, I've come on foot, unable to suppress my feelings for thee.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  2. , , 歩行, 徒歩, 徒士: (historical) a lower-level samurai who accompanies with the master in walking and goes on the beginning of the parade
    Synonyms: 徒の衆 (kachi no shū), 徒侍 (kachizamurai), 御徒 (okachi), 御徒士 (okachi)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of かち – see the following entry.
勝ち
victory
(This term, かち (kachi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かち.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of かち – see the following entries.
価値
value, worth
S
(archaic) dark navy blue
coarse woolen fabric
(This term, かち (kachi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かち.)