騎馬戦

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騎馬戦 (kibasen): a Japanese chicken fight match at a middle school sports event.


Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 2
せん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
騎馬戰 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 騎馬 (kiba, [on] horseback, mounted) +‎ (sen, battle, fight).[1][2] Literally, “cavalry battle”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(せん) (kibasen

  1. A kind of chicken fight: a Japanese game, in which one person “rides” on top of a group of supporters while wearing a hat or flag, which the person tries to defend, while their team attempts to grab the opposing team's hat or flag.

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN