かし

See also: かじ, がし, and カシ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kana spelling of various terms.

Noun

かし • (kashi) 

For pronunciation and definitions of かし – see the following entries.

【花糸】 [noun] (botany) filament (stalk of a stamen in a flower)

【貸し】 [noun] loan, to make someone in debt

【菓子】 [noun] sweet, confection [noun] candy [noun] pastry, cake, cookie

【歌詞】 [noun] (music) lyrics

【下歯】 [noun] (rare) lower teeth

【仮死】 [noun] suspended animation

【樫】J [noun] live oak, evergreen oak Alternative spelling カシ

【カシ】 [noun] 樫, 橿, 櫧, 檍: oak Alternative spellings 樫, 橿, 櫧, 檍

【可視】 [noun] visibility

【華氏】 [noun] (attributive) Fahrenheit Alternative spelling カ氏

【瑕疵】 [noun] flaw, defect [noun] (law) flaw, defects

【下賜】 [noun] bestowing [verb] to bestow

【下肢】 [noun] lower limbs, legs

【下士】 [noun] a person of poor upbringing and character [noun] a low ranking samurai [noun] (archaic) a non-commissioned officer

(This term, かし (kashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as かし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かし.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 河岸, 歌誌.)

Verb

かし • (kashi) 

1. ren'yōkei of 貸す: to lend
2. ren'yōkei of 化す: to transform
3. ren'yōkei of 課す: to impose

Etymology 2

Particle

かし • (kashi) 

1. (archaic) Shows emphasis.
   • c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari

     わざとあめるを、早(はや)うものせよかし。

     Wazato a meru o, hayō monoseyo kashi.

     It seems to be a special [invitation], so please go early.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “金日成将軍の歌”:

     広(こう)野(や)の吹(ふ)雪(ぶき)よ　語(かた)れかし
     密(みつ)林(りん)の長(なが)き夜(よ)　告(つ)げよかし

     kōya no fubuki yo katare kashi
     mitsurin no nagaki yo tsugeyo kashi

     Tell, blizzards in the wild plains,
     Tell, long nights in dense forests