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(て)鉤(かぎ) • (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. 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
    3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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