むしぼし

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
虫干し

Etymology

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From (むし) (mushi, bug) + () (hoshi, drying, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (hosu, to dry).).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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むしぼし (mushiboshi

  1. drying out (books, clothes, etc.) to keep bugs away

Verb

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むしぼしする (mushiboshi surusuru (stem むしぼし (mushiboshi shi), past むしぼしした (mushiboshi shita))

  1. to dry out (books, clothes, etc.) to keep bugs away

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN