飛脚

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Japanese

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

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, 外務省 edition, volume 4:
      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)

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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