いこ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いこい
いこ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
いき

Etymology

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From Old Japanese. Attested in the Nihon Ryōiki (810-824). Also cited to the Nihon Shoki of 720,[1] however, that may only be traceable to supplemental glosses added later to the kanbun original. In turn, from Proto-Japonic *yukəpu.

Considering the senses, and that the alternative kanji spelling with いき was used for the Nihon Shoki kana gloss attestation, the term is likely derived from, or otherwise related to, いき (iki, breath, breathing).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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いこい(いこ) (ikouいこふ (ikofu)?intransitive godan (stem いこい(いこ) (ikoi), past いこい(いこ)った (ikotta))

  1. [from early 800s] to take a breather, to rest, to repose
    Synonyms: いき (iki o tsugu), 休息きゅうそくする (kyūsoku suru), 休憩きゅうけいする (kyūkei suru)

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いこい(いこ) (ikouいこふ (ikofu)?transitive yodan

  1. [883 – ???] (Classical Japanese, archaic, possibly obsolete) to give someone a break, to make someone rest
    Synonyms: きゅうます (yasumasu, causative of やす (yasumu)), 休息きゅうそくさせる (kyūsoku saseru, modern causative of 休息きゅうそくする (kyūsoku suru))

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いこい(いこ) (ikouいこふ (ikofu)?transitive nidan

  1. [720 – ???] (Classical Japanese, archaic, possibly obsolete) to give someone a break, to make someone rest

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References

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  1. ^ いこいいき”, in 日本にっぽん国語こくごだい辞典じてん [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林だいじりん [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語にほんご発音はつおんアクセント辞典じてん [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), しん明解めいかい国語こくご辞典じてん [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN