jinrikisha
Human-powered taxi
A jinrikisha is a light two-wheeled cart pulled by a person on foot, used historically for transporting passengers in East Asia.
The word comes from Japanese meaning "human-powered vehicle." Also spelled rickshaw or ricksha, the shortened forms now predominate: We took a rickshaw through the old quarter.
Pedal-powered hired transport
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- fareTransport payment
- cabVehicle for hire
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
conveyance · tuk-tuk · palanquin · hackney · buggy · chariot · litter · cart
Japan's capital city
- KyotoJapan's former imperial seat
- MeijiJapanese modernization era
- coolieColonial-era Asian laborer
- pullerOne who draws toward
geisha · tourist · sightseeing · runner · wooden · lacquered · canopy · cushion
One who draws toward
- runnerOne who sprints
- manualWritten instructions for use
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- muscleContractile body tissue
strength · endurance · porter · sweat · exertion · stamina · hauling · pulling
Inherited cultural legacy
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- historicOf lasting significance
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
Meiji · nineteenth-century · colonial · bygone · traditional · old-fashioned · museum · preservation
pedicab
Pedal-powered hired transport
carriage · conveyance · tuk-tuk · palanquin · hackney · buggy · chariot · litter · cart · wheels
Tokyo
Japan's capital city
puller · geisha · tourist · sightseeing · runner · wooden · lacquered · canopy · cushion · lantern
puller
One who draws toward
muscle · strength · endurance · porter · sweat · exertion · stamina · hauling · pulling · barefoot
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
nostalgia · Meiji · nineteenth-century · colonial · bygone · traditional · old-fashioned · museum · preservation · era
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- historic transportcarriage, horse-drawn carriage, coach, phaeton, stagecoach
- pedicabspedicab, bicycle taxi, bike taxi, trishaw, trishaws
- Asakusa
jinrikishaautomobile
Self-propelled passenger conveyance
motorcar · motor vehicle · motorcycle · tuk-tuk · electric vehicle
jinrikishaself-driving car
Vehicle requiring no human pilot
autonomous vehicle · Tesla · electric car · Uber · Lyft