手旗

手旗

1. semaphore flag

• 旗語／旗语 (qíyǔ)

From 手 (te, shu, “hand”) +‎ 旗 (hata, ki, “flag”)

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) てばた [tèbátá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [te̞ba̠ta̠]

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しゅ​き [shúꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • (Tokyo) しゅき​ [shùkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
  • IPA^(key): [ɕɨ̥ᵝkʲi]

手旗 (hiragana てばた, rōmaji tebata, alternative reading しゅき, rōmaji shuki)

1. a "hand flag" (small flag that can be held with one hand, such as those used for signaling or flag semaphore)

• 手 (て)旗 (ばた)信 (しん)号 (ごう) (tebata shingō)