騎手

See also: 骑手

Chinese

to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (騎手)
simp. (骑手)

Pronunciation


Noun

騎手

  1. horseback rider
  2. jockey
  3. takeout food delivery rider

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しゅ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

(ki, animal riding) +‎ (-shu, -ist; -er)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゅ [kíꜜshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kʲiɕɨ]
  • (Tokyo) しゅ [kìshúꜜ] (Odaka – [2]) non-lexical pitch that some speakers employ to reconcile coinciding devoicing and accenting
  • IPA(key): [kʲi̥ɕɨ]

Noun

()(しゅ) • (kishu

  1. a jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively)

Synonyms