鬻人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬻	人
ひさ Hyōgai	ひと Grade: 1

Alternative forms

• 販人

Etymology 1

A compound of the nominalization of the verb 鬻(ひさ)く (hisaku, “to sell”) + 人(ひと) (hito, “person”).

Noun

鬻人(ひさきひと) • (hisakihito) 

1. a person who sells items; a peddler
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Etymology 2

A compound of the nominalization of the verb 鬻(ひさ)ぐ (hisagu, “sell”) + 人(ひと) (hito, “person”).

Noun

鬻人(ひさぎびと) • (hisagibito) 

1. a person who sells items; a peddler

References

• Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.