勝ち鬨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勝 鬨
かち
Grade: 3 		とき > どき
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
勝鬨
勝ちどき
勝どき
カチドキ

Etymology

By surface analysis, 勝ち (kachi, “victory”, ren'yōkei of 勝つ) +‎ 鬨 (toki, “battle cry”). The toki changes to doki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かちどき [kàchídókí] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) かちどき [kàchíꜜdòkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) かちどき [kàchídókíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠t͡ɕido̞kʲi]

Noun

勝(か)ち鬨(どき) • (kachidoki) 

  1. victory shout (a cry of triumph made after a victory)
    勝(か)ち鬨(どき)を上(あ)げる
    kachidoki o ageru
    to shout in victory
    (literally, “raise a victory shout”)
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