勝ち鬨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勝	鬨
かち Grade: 3	とき > どき Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
勝鬨 勝ちどき 勝どき カチドキ

Etymology

By surface analysis, 勝ち (kachi, “victory”, ren'yōkei of 勝つ) +‎ 鬨 (toki, “battle cry”). The toki changes to doki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かちどき [kàchídókí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) かち​どき [kàchíꜜdòkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) かちどき​ [kàchídókíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡ɕido̞kʲi]

Noun

勝(か)ち鬨(どき) • (kachidoki) 

1. victory shout (a cry of triumph made after a victory)

   勝(か)ち鬨(どき)を上(あ)げる

   kachidoki o ageru

   to shout in victory

   (literally, “raise a victory shout”)