jinrikisha

[ jin-rik-shaw, -shah ]

/ dʒɪnˈrɪk ʃɔ, -ʃɑ /

a small, two-wheeled, cartlike passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person, formerly used widely in Japan and China.

Also called rickshaw.

Origin of jinrikisha

1870–75; < Japanese, equivalent to jin person + -riki power + -sha vehicle (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rénlì shē)

jinmen, jinn, jinnah, jinne, jinni, jinrikisha, jinx, jinzhou, jipijapa, jird, jism

The price for a jinrikisha is five sen, and Josiah thought it meant five cents of our money, and so handed it to him.

Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife |Marietta Holley
The last morning of our stay, I went around in a jinrikisha, and my man was as fleet as a horse.

Travels in the Far East |Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
The man-power vehicle, par excellence, is the jinrikisha of Japan.

How to Travel |Thomas W. Knox
"Some of the wonders still remain, as you will see," said Colonel Craig as he helped her into a jinrikisha.

The Four Corners in Japan |Amy Ella Blanchard

He used to go to university by a jinrikisha; it took about 40 minutes.

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 |Elizabeth Bisland

jinrikisha

/ (dʒɪnˈrɪkʃɔː, -ʃə) /

other names for rickshaw

C19: from Japanese, from jin man + riki power + sha carriage