きそ

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

【基礎】 [noun] base, basis, foundation, ground, root [noun] (construction, architecture) foundation

【起訴】 [noun] prosecution [verb] to indict

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

(The following entry is uncreated: 稀疎.)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

きそ • (Kiso) 

1. 木曽: the area around the upper part of Kiso River, west of the Kiso Mountains; a Japanese surname

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲiso̞]

Noun

きそ • (kiso) 

1. 糞: (dialectal, Yamagata) shit

References

• 山形県方言集 [Yamagata Prefecture Dialect Collection]‎^[1], 1933, →DOI, page 95