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しんりきしゃ【人力車】 : shinrikisha | define meaning

shinrikisha

Pronunciation: [ɕin̩ɾikiɕa]

Definition

Noun

(Obsolete) Rickshaw

Etymology

Borrowed from standard Japanese じんりきしゃ【人力車】 jinrikisha "rickshaw".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「しんりきしや」人力車（ジンリキシャ）".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	人力車
Kana	しんりきしゃ
Romanization	shinrikisha
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɕin̩ɾikiɕa]

意味：じんりきしゃ【人力車】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 18). しんりきしゃ【人力車】 : shinrikisha | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6796/shinrikisha/.