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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Vice Consul Kuramoto signalled a jinrikisha, stepped in, and that was the last anyone saw of him for five days.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
All Japanese dignitaries and nearly all foreigners use the jinrikisha, which has the right of way in the narrow streets.
From The Critic in the Orient by Fitch, George Hamlin
The price for a jinrikisha is five sen, and Josiah thought it meant five cents of our money, and so handed it to him.
From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Holley, Marietta
A fifteen or twenty mile trip and back is not too far to accomplish in a jinrikisha, and it is also an extremely comfortable mode of traveling.
From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray
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