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])
• IPA^(key): [çikʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

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

1. (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)