左利き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひだり
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

/hidarikiki/: [pidarikiki] → [ɸidarikiki] → [çidarikiki]. Compound of (hidari, left) +‎ 利き (kiki, effective). The kiki changes to giki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) だりきき [hìdáríkíkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çida̠ɾʲikʲikʲi]

Noun

(ひだり)() or 左利(ひだりぎ) • (hidarikiki or hidarigiki

  1. the ability to use a left hand better than a right hand; left-handedness
  2. a person who can use their left hand better than their right hand; left-handed person
    • 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 229:
      Fidariguiqi. ヒダリギキ (左利き) 左利きの人.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. a drinker; someone fond of alcohol
    Synonyms: 左利き (hidarikiki), 左党 (satō, hidaritō)

Synonyms

  • (みぎ)() (migikiki, right-handedness)
  • (ひだり)() (hidarinage, left-handed pitcher)
  • (ひだり)() (hidariuchi, left-handed batter)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN