はっけよい

Japanese edit

Alternative forms edit

はっきよい (hakkiyoi)
はっきょい (hakkyoi)

Etymology edit

Various theories exist:

According to Daigenkai (1932), thought to be a compound of 八卦 (hakke, “bagua”) +‎ 良い (yoi, “good”)^[1]^[2]
The original pronunciation might have been hakk(i)yoi, see alternative forms above.

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) はっけよい [háꜜkkèyòì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
(Tokyo) はっけよい [hàkkéyóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [4])^[3]
IPA^(key): [ha̠k̚ke̞jo̞i]

Interjection edit

はっけよい • (hakkeyoi)

(sumo) said by a 行司 (gyōji, “referee”) after a successful 立ち合い (tachiai, “initial charge”) and when both wrestlers are in a standoff

See also edit

References edit

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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