左利き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
左	利

Etymology

/hidarikiki/: [pidarikiki] > [ɸidarikiki] > [çidarikiki]. Compound of hidari (“left”) and kiki (“effective”). See hidarigiki. For alternative pronunciation: /hidarigiki/: [pidarigiki] > [ɸidarigiki] > [çidarigiki]. Compound of hidari (“left”) and kiki (“effective”). /kiki/ voices to [giki] due to compounding.

Noun

左利き (hiragana ひだりきき, romaji hidarikiki) (alternative reading hiragana ひだりぎき, romaji 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
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 229)

     Fidariguiqi. ヒダリギキ (左利き) 左利きの人.

See also

• ぎっちょ (gitcho)
• 右利き (migikiki)

References

• 1980 June 3 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3: