差し
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[edit]| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 差 |
| さ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 差す (sasu, “to shine on something; to become apparent on the surface of something; to stick something onto something else to apply, such as lipstick; to stick something upwards and hold it, as an umbrella; to stick something through one's sash and wear it”).[1][3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- the act of shining on something, such as sunlight
- the act of becoming apparent on the surface of something, such as blushing
- the act of sticking something onto something else to apply, such as lipstick
- the act of sticking something upwards and holding it, such as an umbrella
- the act of sticking something through one's sash and wearing it, such as a katana
Verb
[edit]- stem or continuative form of 差す (sasu) [godan]
Etymology 2
[edit]Clipping of 物差し (monosashi).[1][2][3] The longer form first appears in texts from the late 1500s during the late Muromachi Period, while the clipping first appears from 1765.[3]
Noun
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN