"相棒" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [a̠ibo̞ː] Forms: 相棒 [canonical] (ruby: (あい), (ぼう)), aibō [romanization], afibau [romanization], あひばう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Compound of 相(あい) (ai, “fellow”) + 棒(ぼう) (bō, “pole”). Its original meaning referred to the second person carrying a 駕籠(かご) (kago), a kind of form of transportation used by peasantry in feudal Japan involving a compartment suspended by a long pole inside which people would be carried. First attested in 1773. Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|相|あい|棒|ぼう|t1=fellow|t2=pole}} 相(あい) (ai, “fellow”) + 棒(ぼう) (bō, “pole”), {{ja-r|駕籠|かご}} 駕籠(かご) (kago) Head templates: {{ja-noun|あいぼう|hhira=あひばう}} 相(あい)棒(ぼう) • (aibō) ^(←あひばう (afibau)?)
  1. partner, sidekick (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest)

Download JSON data for 相棒 meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)

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