さい

See also: ざい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Shift from 左(さ)様(よう) (sayō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠i]

Adverb

さい • (sai) ^{←さい (sai)?}

1. (dialect) so; such

   Synonym: (standard Japanese) そう (sō)

   さいですか／さいでっか？

   Sai desu ka／sai dekka?

   is that so?

   そうですか (standard Japanese)

Etymology 2

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

【犀】J [noun] a rhinoceros Alternative spelling サイ

【才】2 [noun] ability, talent, aptitude [noun] alternative form of the volumetric unit 抄(しょう) (shō)

【際】5 [noun] time; occasion

【采】S [noun] a die, dice

【妻】5 [noun] my wife

【最】4 [proper noun] a female given name [prefix] most, greatest

【再】5 [prefix] re-, again, repeated

【歳】S [suffix] [from early 800s] -year-old Alternative spellings 才, サイ

【債】S [noun] loan, debt

【差異】 [noun] difference

(This term, さい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as さい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as さい.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 賽, 裁, 差違.)