jinrikisha
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jinrikisha
First recorded in 1870–75; from Japanese, equivalent to jin “man, person” + -riki “power, strength” + -sha “vehicle, carriage” (from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rénlì shē )
Example Sentences
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Through Hong Kong's twisting, crowded streets drove Gina Lollobrigida, riding alternately in a gold-painted Fiat and a jinrikisha, and extolling at every stop the virtues of Italian products.
From Time Magazine Archive
Vice Consul Kuramoto signalled a jinrikisha, stepped in, and that was the last anyone saw of him for five days.
From Time Magazine Archive
But before Monsieur could answer, Seki had called June and the jinrikisha had started on its way.
From Captain June by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
Our jinrikisha men took us there in less than an hour and a half, but as the road rises towards Kioto we were fully two hours in returning.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Ballou, Maturin Murray
He is as far above the farmer of the story-books, as a 1908 touring-car is above a jinrikisha.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
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