鬼籍

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
せき
Grade: S
on’yomi kan’on

Etymology

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Derivation unknown. First cited in 1886.[1]

Based on the senses of the Chinese characters, the spelling literally means ghost + register, record, list.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(せき) (kiseki

  1. [from 1886] necrology (list of dead persons)
  2. [from 1940s] (figuratively): list of abolished things

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References

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  1. ^ 鬼籍”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN