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あし

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Japanese (asi, leg; foot). In turn, appears to be derived from or related to Old Japanese (a, leg; foot).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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あし (ashiあし (asi)?

  1. : foot
  2. : leg
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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あし or アシ (ashiあし (asi)?

  1. common reed, Phragmites australis
Usage notes
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  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 3

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Alternative spelling
悪し

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

See also 悪しい#Etymology.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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あし (ashiあし (asi)?-shiku

  1. (Classical Japanese; or literary and archaic) bad; evil
    ()しき(せい)()
    ashiki seifu
    (modern language, literary) evil government
Conjugation
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 あし 【足・脚】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (2002), 京阪系アクセント辞典 [A Dictionary of Tone on Words of the Keihan-type Dialects] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 あし 【葦・蘆・葭】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  6. 6.0 6.1 あし 【悪】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Okinawan

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Noun

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あし (ashi

  1. : sweat
  2. : foot