初め
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 初 |
| はじ Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 初め – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 初め, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 初 |
| そ > ぞ Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 初 (uncommon) |
From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 初める (someru, “an action begins or is begun; such an action or its result continues for a long time”, auxiliary verb attaching to another verb in the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”)),[1][2] in turn likely cognate with 染める (someru, “to dye something”, when used as an auxiliary, “to do something deeply or thoroughly”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Pitch accent is determined by the entire suffixed term.
Suffix[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- 書き初め (kakizome, “the first calligraphy written at the beginning of a year”)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “初”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ “初める”, in デジタル大辞泉[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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