いかり

See also: いがり

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of いかり – see the following entry.

【錨】H [noun] (nautical) an anchor (tool to moor a vessel into the sea bottom) [noun] an anchor-shaped tool on the end of a rope or other line, used to secure the line [noun] an anchor-shaped grapnel [noun] a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) in the shape of an anchor Alternative spellings 碇, 𨦈, 矴, 重石, 沈石

(This term, いかり, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as いかり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いかり.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of いかり – see the following entry.

【怒り】 [noun] anger

(This term, いかり, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as いかり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いかり.)

Old Japanese

Etymology

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Noun

いかり (ikari)

1. an anchor
   • c. 715, Gazetteer of Harima Province (Shikama)

     沈石落処者即號_二沈石丘_一。

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 11, poem 2738:
     , text here

     大船乃絶多經海爾重石下何如爲鴨吾戀將止

     opobune no₂ tayutapu umi₁ ni ikari orosi ika ni seba ka mo waga ko₁pi₂ yamamu

     Like a large boat casting its anchor at the swaying sea, how can I stop my longing?

Descendants

• Japanese: 錨, 碇, 矴 (ikari)