道行き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
道 行
みち
Grade: 2
ゆ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Compound of 道 (michi, “road”) +‎ 行き (yuki, “going”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 行く (yuku), “to go”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みちゆき [mìchíyúkí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mʲit͡ɕijɯ̟ᵝkʲi]

Noun

道(みち)行(ゆ)き • (michiyuki) 

  1. (archaic, theater) a travel, journey
    Synonym: 旅 (tabi)
  2. a traditional Japanese overcoat, often worn as protection from the cold, similar to a 被風 (hifu, “padded overcoat”) but narrower in the body and with a square collar
  3. an elopement, bride kidnapping

Usage notes

Derived terms

See also

  • 道(みち)行(ゆ)く (michiyuku)

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Old Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 道 (mi1ti, “road”) +‎ 行き (yuki1, “going”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 行く (yuku), “to go”).[1]

Noun

道行き (mi1tiyuki1) (kana みちゆき)

  1. a travel, journey
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 5, poem 905:
      , text here
      和可家礼婆道行之良士末比波世武之多敞乃使於比弖登保良世
      wakake1reba mi1tiyuki1 sirazi mapi1 pa semu sitape1 no2 tukapi1 opi1te to2porase
      Since he is so young, he will not know the road to take: I will pay your fee―o courier from the realms below, bear him there upon your back![2]

Derived terms

  • 道行き占 (mi1tiyuki1 ura)
  • 道行き人 (mi1tiyuki1 pi1to2)
  • 道行き触り, 道行き振り (mi1tiyuki1-buri)

Descendants

  • Japanese: 道行き (michiyuki)

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Earl Roy Miner (1968) An Introduction to Japanese Court Poetry (Volume 74 of Stanford paperback), reprint edition, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 58
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