🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
じく【軸】 : jiku | define meaning
jiku
Pronunciation: [d͡ʑiku]
Definition
Noun
- Axis; axle; pivot
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese じく【軸】 jiku "axis".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Pivot on which the scull of a boat traverses. Jeéco † This sound is not unlike that which the screwing about the scull of a boat on the pivot causes".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 軸 |
| Kana | じく |
| Romanization | jiku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [d͡ʑiku] |
意味：じく【軸】
軸
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 26). じく【軸】 : jiku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, March 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7988/jiku/.