手鉤

Japanese
Kanji in this term
手 鉤
て
Grade: 1		 かぎ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 鉤 (kagi, “hook”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

手鉤 (hiragana てかぎ, rōmaji tekagi)

  1. a small fire hook used by firemen: a steel-reinforced wooden handle of some 60 centimeters with a hook about halfway, used by the fire chief
  2. a hook used for handling large fish in a fish store or market, or for handling packages or freight, with a handle of some 30 centimeters with a hook on the end
  3. a hook used by fishermen to help lift large fish, consisting of a hook on the end of a long pole
  4. (weaponry) alternate name for a tekkō kagi, a Japanese hand weapon

Synonyms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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