撒菱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
撒	菱
まき Jinmeiyō	ひし > びし Jinmeiyō

撒菱: a pair of caltrops

Alternative forms

• 撒き菱, 撒き芰, 撒芰

Etymology

Compound of 撒 (maki, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 撒く (maku, “to scatter, to cast, to sow”)) +‎ 菱 (hishi, “a water chestnut; the rhomboid shape of a water chestnut; a caltrop”). The hishi changes to bishi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ma̠kibiɕi]

Noun

撒(まき)菱(びし) • (makibishi) 

1. (weaponry) a caltrop; more specifically, the kind of caltrop that is thrown or scattered

Synonyms

• (caltrop in general): 菱 (ひし, ​hishi)
• (metal caltrop): 鉄菱 (てつびし, ​tetsubishi; かなびし, ​kanabishi)
• (cart caltrop): 車菱 (くるまびし, ​kurumabishi)