飛脚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
飛	脚
ひ Grade: 4	きゃく Grade: S
on'yomi	kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひきゃく [hìkyákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [çikʲa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

飛(ひ)脚(きゃく) • (hikyaku) ^{←ひきやく (fikyaku)^?}

(historical) courier
- 1883, 雨森芳洲 (Amenomori Hōshū), “足使”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 再刊交隣須知 (Saikan kōrin suchi)‎^{NDL NLK}, 外務省 edition, volume 4:
  
  步行飛脚ハ道中ニテ遲滯スルコトガナイ
  hokō hikyaku wa dochū nite chitai suru koto ga nai
  Walking: The courier does not rest on his journey.
  
  步行 보ᄒᆡᆼᄭᅮᆫ(步行軍)은 길에셔 지체(遲滯)허는 일이 업거니 (original Korean)

Derived terms

飛(ひ)脚(きゃく)問(どい)屋(や) (hikyaku doiya)
飛(ひ)脚(きゃく)船(ぶね) (hikyakubune)
飛(ひ)脚(きゃく)負(ま)け (hikyakumake)
飛(ひ)脚(きゃく)屋(や) (hikyakuya)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN