🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
はーりー【爬龍船・爬龍・爬竜】 : haarii | define meaning
haarii
Pronunciation: [haːɾiː]
Definition
Noun
- Dragon boat race; dragon boat racing
- Dragon boat
Etymology
Compare Chinese 【扒龍船・扒龙船】 "to race dragon boats" (cf. Cantonese paa4 lung4 syun4; Hokkien pê-lêng-chûn and pê-liông-chûn).
Notes
In Okinawa, most dragon boat racing events are held on the 4th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar (around mid-June).
Also called はーれー haaree in Itoman city.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 爬龍船 爬龍 爬竜 |
| Kana | はーりー |
| Romanization | haarii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [haːɾiː] |
意味：りゅうしゅうきょうそう【龍舟競漕】、りゅうせんきょうそう【龍船競漕】、はりゅうせん【爬竜船】、ペーロン【飛竜・白竜・剗竜・划竜】
爬龍船
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 1). はーりー【爬龍船・爬龍・爬竜】 : haarii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8802/haarii/.