けし

See also: けす, げし, and げじ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of けし – see the following entries.

【芥子】 [noun] [from early 800s] (prefixed to nouns) something tiny [noun] [from 940] (archaic) Synonym of 芥子菜 (karashina): the Indian mustard, Brassica juncea [noun] [from 1400s] the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum; more broadly, any other species of the Papaver genus; a poppy [noun] [from 1800s] Short for 芥子玉 (keshidama): a dyeing pattern with lined rows of dots [noun] [date uncertain] an armor decoration in the form of studs resembling poppy seeds [noun] [from 1785] Short for 芥子坊主 (keshi bōzu): an infant hairstyle with only the hair in the top of the head unshaven, resembling the hull remains of a poppy fruit [proper noun] a surname Alternative spellings 罌粟, ケシ

【消し】 [noun] (in compounds) Short for 消しゴム (keshigomu, “rubber eraser”). [noun] (in compounds) thing that erases. [noun] (mostly in compounds) act of erasing [verb] continuative form of 消す (kesu, “to erase”)

(This term, けし, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)