指揮者

Chinese

		to command; to direct	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
trad. (指揮者)		指揮	者
simp. (指挥者)		指挥	者

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐhuīzhě

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟㄓㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² fai¹ ze²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐhuīzhě
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟㄓㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhhueijhě
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-hui¹-chê³
  - Yale: jř-hwēi-jě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyhueijee
  - Palladius: чжихуэйчжэ (čžixuejčžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² fai¹ ze²
  - Yale: jí fāi jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² fai¹ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² fei¹ zé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ fɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

指揮者

(music) conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble)

Synonyms

指揮家／指挥家 (zhǐhuījiā)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	揮	者
し Grade: 3	き Grade: 6	しゃ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
指揮者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

指揮(しき) (shiki) + 者(しゃ) (-sha)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しきしゃ [shìkíꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥kʲiɕa̠]

Noun

指(し)揮(き)者(しゃ) • (shikisha)

(music) conductor

See also

車掌(しゃしょう) (shashō): conductor (of a train)

References

“指揮者”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026