びく

Japanese

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Root

びく • (biku) 

  1. tremble or spasm
  2. fright; terror
Derived terms

Noun

びく • (biku) 

  1. (archaic) earlobe
    Synonym: 耳朶
    • c. 16th century, 太平記, 9
      耳(みみ)のびくが薄(うす)くおはしけり。
      Mimi no biku ga usuku ohashikeri.
      (please add an English translation of this example)

Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of びく – see the following entries.
【比丘】
[noun] (Buddhism) bhikkhu
【魚籠】
[noun] a fish basket; a creel
Alternative spelling
魚籃
(This term, びく, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 尾句, 微躯.)

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