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Japanese
Etymology
Attested from at least the 18th century. There are two theories of the word’s origin: either from 蹴る (keru, “kick, stomp”) via reduplication as 蹴蹴, or onomatopoeic from the sound of foot-falls.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
けんけん • (kenken)
- hopping, jumping on one foot
- Synonym: 片足跳び (kata-ashi tobi)
- けんけん跳ぶ
- kenken tobu
- move by hopping, hop
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN