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こり

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of こり – see the following entries.
行李
[counter] [from late 1870s] used to count items of luggage, cargo, or freight: box, bundle, item, bale, package
[noun] [from 1523] a bundle of one or more pieces of luggage secured with rope or cord
[noun] [from 1603] a wicker trunk used as luggage, with a lid that slides down over the top, generally made of bamboo, willow, or wisteria
Alternative spelling
狐狸
[noun] foxes and tanukis
[noun] (figurative) sly or treacherous person
(This term, こり (kori), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as こり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こり.)

Etymology 2

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こり (kori

  1. stem or continuative form of こる (koru) [godan]