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いちゃい【錨・碇】 : ichai | define meaning
ichai
Pronunciation: [ʔit͡ɕai]
Definition
Noun
- Anchor
Etymology
Attested under the spelling eéki ('íkai') "anchor" in the 1818 Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea, by Herbert John Clifford.
Notes
Variant: いかい ikai.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 錨 碇 |
| Kana | いちゃい |
| Romanization | ichai |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔit͡ɕai] |
意味：いかり【錨・碇】
錨
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). いちゃい【錨・碇】 : ichai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, November 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3265/ichai/.