石蹴

Japanese
Kanji in this term
石 蹴
いし
Grade: 1		 け(り)
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
石蹴り

Etymology

Compound of 石 (ishi, “stone, rock”) +‎ 蹴り (keri, “kicking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 蹴る (keru, “to kick”)).[1][2][3][4][5]

First cited to the late 1800s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

石(いし)蹴(けり) • (ishikeri) 

  1. [from late 1800s] (a game similar to) hopscotch
    Synonyms: 片足跳び (kata-ashi tobi), けんぱ (kenpa)

Usage notes

The game is played by drawing a series of circles or squares on the ground. Players then kick a stone while hopping from one section to the next. Manner of play varies across regions.

References
  1. “石蹴”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. “石蹴り”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  4. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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