ひけし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
火消し

Etymology

From 火(ひ) (hi) + 消(け)し (keshi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 消(け)す (kesu).”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひけし [hìkéshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
(Tokyo) ひけし [hìkéꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [çike̞ɕi]

Noun

ひけし • (hikeshi) ^{←ひけし (fikesi)^?}

fire extinguishing
quelling a personal controversy
騒(そう)動(どう)の火(ひ)消(け)しに必(ひっ)死(し)
sōdō no hikeshi ni hisshi
scrambling to quell the controversy

Derived terms

火(ひ)消(け)し壺(つぼ) (hikeshitsubo)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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