{"id":2383,"date":"2017-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-08-23T04:42:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T04:42:47","slug":"fathers-on-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/fathers-on-wheels\/","title":{"rendered":"Fathers on Wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<\/div>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\">Ever heard someone mention a &#8220;papa-chari&#8221; (often followed by a mildly-derisive giggle?)<\/p>\n<p>The term \u30d1\u30d1\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea is derived from the combo-word \u30de\u30de\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea (mama-chari). This particular term refers to the bicycles ridden by primarily mothers with their children sitting in a special child-friendly seat at the back of the bike. These modes of transport tend to be tailored to traditional feminine tastes. They are so widespread that there are bike dealerships that sell exclusively these types of bicycles. <\/p>\n<p>\u30d1\u30d1\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea or papa-chari is nothing really mysterious at all, but rather something of a trend that has recently started gaining popularity. To understand what it actually relates to, we first need to see where the word actually comes from.<\/p>\n<p>\u30d1\u30d1\u3000\uff08Papa\uff09  Is pretty self-explanatory. (But just to make sure, it means father.)<br \/>\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea\u3000\uff08Chari\uff09 Is slightly less clear in its origins. There are a bunch of related words that may have given us this word. It could have derived from the word Chariot (\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea\u30aa\u30c3\u30c8) and our further research online produced another interesting result: some evidence suggests it might originated from the word &#8220;\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea\u30f3\u30b3&#8221; (charinko), which is another word for bicycle that originated around the sound of a bicycle bell (&#8220;charin&#8221;). (In ye olden times, &#8220;charinko&#8221; was also what you would call a child pick-pocket (a la Oliver Twist), but we don&#8217;t think this would go over too well with modern mamas). <\/p>\n<p>Now that is the true origin of \u30d1\u30d1\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea &#8211; basically a \u30de\u30de\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea converted to appeal to traditionally masculine tastes. (Because of course, no \u30d1\u30d1 would be caught dead riding a traditional \u30de\u30de\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea. Gotta look out for that frail masculinity!)<\/p>\n<p>There are also other types of so-called &#8220;\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea&#8221;:<br \/>\u30d0\u30d0\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea (&#8220;babachari&#8221;) \u2013 Granny Bike.<br \/>\u30b8\u30b8\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea (&#8220;jijichari&#8221;) &#8211; Grandad Bike.<\/p>\n<p>With this trend, we wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if we start seeing other types of \u30c1\u30e3\u30ea in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>How about a \u5bff\u53f8\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea (sushi chari)?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20170315-reasonstojapan07-610x444.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"444\" alt=\"20170315-reasonstojapan07-610x444.jpg\" title=\"20170315-reasonstojapan07-610x444.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Or maybe an \u611b\u72ac\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea (aiken chari\/puppy bike)?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20170315-ba74596da3e0cfc32b260921fd610db7.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"752\" alt=\"20170315-ba74596da3e0cfc32b260921fd610db7.jpg\" title=\"20170315-ba74596da3e0cfc32b260921fd610db7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>| Ever heard someone mention a &#8220;papa-chari&#8221; (often followed by a mildly-derisive giggle?) The term \u30d1\u30d1\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea is derived from the combo-word \u30de\u30de\u30c1\u30e3\u30ea (mama-chari). This particular term refers to the bicycles ridden by primarily mothers with their children sitting in a special child-friendly seat at the back of the bike. 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