Lameness - lameness

Japanese: 跛行 - はこう
Lameness - lameness
〘noun〙① To walk with one leg dragging. ※Mato (1937-38)〈Kuso Juran〉 22 "I have a slight limp in my left leg." ② To have multiple things proceed in an unbalanced state. "Lamatory" ※On the possibility that grammarians can also curse war (1948)〈Watanabe Kazuo〉 "It is in stark contrast to my homeland, which continues to walk lamely and exposes its hideous nakedness."

Lameness

〘Noun〙 ("hi" is the Chinese pronunciation of "跛") ⇒ hakou (limping)

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙① 片足をひきずるようにして歩くこと。※魔都(1937‐38)〈久生十蘭〉二二「左足に軽度の跛行(ハコウ)癖があります」② 複数の物事がつりあいのとれない状態のまま進行すること。「跛行的」※文法学者も戦争を呪詛し得ることについて(1948)〈渡辺一夫〉「跛行(ハコウ)をつづけながら醜い裸形をさらしている祖国とは格段の違いのある」

ひ‐こう ‥カウ【跛行】

〘名〙 (「ひ」は「跛」の漢音) ⇒はこう(跛行)

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