jinrikisha

American  

[jin-rik-shaw, -shah] / dʒɪnˈrɪk ʃɔ, -ʃɑ /

Also jinrickshaw, or jinricksha

noun

1. rickshaw.

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jinrikisha British  

/ dʒɪnˈrɪkʃɔː, -ʃə /

noun

1. other names for rickshaw

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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

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

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

So dense is the crowd that it is with difficulty one can push through on foot or in jinrikisha.

From Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition by Bacon, Alice Mabel

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