左利き
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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左 | 利 |
ひだり Grade: 1 |
き Grade: 4 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]/hidarikiki/: [pidarikiki] → [ɸidarikiki] → [çidarikiki]. Compound of 左 (hidari, “left”) + 利き (kiki, “effective”). See 左利き (hidarigiki). For alternative pronunciation: /hidarigiki/: [pidarigiki] → [ɸidarigiki] → [çidarigiki]. Compound of 左 (hidari, “left”) + 利き (kiki, “effective”). /kiki/ voices to [giki] due to compounding.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]左利き or 左利き • (hidarikiki or hidarigiki)
- the ability to use a left hand better than a right hand; left-handedness
- a person who can use their left hand better than their right hand; left-handed person
- 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 229:
- Fidariguiqi. ヒダリギキ (左利き) 左利きの人.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- 右利き (migikiki, “right-handedness”)
- 左投げ (hidarinage, “left-handed pitcher”)
- 左打ち (hidariuchi, “left-handed batter”)
References
[edit]- Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
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