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ひちぇー【引合・引合ちぇー】 : hichee | define meaning

hichee

Pronunciation: [çit͡ɕeː]

Definition

Noun

Enquiry; inquiry
Comparison; example; correspondance; equivalence
1. じゅーにんびちぇー【十人引合】
  juunin bichee
  "equal to ten people", "the strength of ten people"

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima ひっきぇ hikkye; Okinawan ふぃちぇー fichee and ひちぇー hichee; and standard Japanese ひきあい【引き合い・引合い・引合】 hikiai "enquiry; comparison".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	引合引合ちぇー
Kana	ひちぇー
Romanization	hichee
Pronunciation (IPA)	[çit͡ɕeː]

意味：ひきあい【引き合い・引合い・引合】、そうとう【相当】、ひってき【匹敵】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 8). ひちぇー【引合・引合ちぇー】 : hichee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7190/hichee/.