🌏 Region(s): Honshu (Standard)
じびき【字引・字引き】 : jibiki | define meaning
jibiki
Pronunciation: [d͡ʑibiki]
Definition
Noun
- (Archaic) Dictionary
- じびきをひく【字引を引く】
jibiki o hiku
"to consult a dictionary" - いきじびきです【生き字引です】
iki-jibiki desu
"(He) is a walking dictionary"
- じびきをひく【字引を引く】
Etymology
Derived from the noun じ【字】 ji "character" and the rendaku form of the noun ひき【引・引き】 hiki "look up; consultation".
Notes
Homophones: じびき【地曳き・地引・地引き】 jibiki "seine (fishing)" and じびき【地弾き】 jibiki "a person who plays the shamisen for dancers".
意味:じしょ【辞書】、じてん・ことばてん【辞典】、じてん【字典】、じびき【字引・字引き】、じりん【辞林】、じい【辞書】