石蹴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	蹴
いし Grade: 1	け(り) Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
石蹴り

Etymology

Compound of 石 (ishi, “stone, rock”) +‎ 蹴り (keri, “kicking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 蹴る (keru, “to kick”)).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

First cited to the late 1800s.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いしけり [ìshíkéꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[4]^[5]^[6]
(Tokyo) いしけり [ìshíkéríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[4]^[5]^[6]
IPA^(key): [iɕike̞ɾʲi]

Noun

石(いし)蹴(けり) • (ishikeri)

[from late 1800s] (a game similar to) hopscotch
Synonyms: 片足跳び (kata-ashi tobi), けんぱ (kenpa)

Usage notes

The game is played by drawing a series of circles or squares on the ground. Players then kick a stone while hopping from one section to the next. Manner of play varies across regions.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “石蹴”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ “石蹴り”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “石蹴”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-2] “石蹴り”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[K-3] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DJR-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-6] 6.0 ^6.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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