ありか

Japanese

Alternative spellings
在りか 在り処 在り所 在処 在所

Etymology

Compound of あり (ari, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb ある (to exist).) +‎ 処 (-ka, “place”, suffixing element that follows nouns or verbs conjugated into the continuative or stem form), literally “existing place, place of existing”.

First cited to the 古今和歌集 (Kokin Wakashū) of the early 900s.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あ​りか [áꜜrìkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾʲika̠]

Noun

ありか • (arika) ^{←ありか (arika)?}

1. [from early 900s] place where someone or something is, location, whereabouts

   宝(たから)の在(あり)処(か)を探(さが)す

   takara no arika o sagasu

   to look for the whereabouts of treasure

Synonyms

• 所(しょ)在(ざい) (shozai)
• 居(い)場(ば)所(しょ) (ibasho)