いしずえ

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spelling

From (いし) (ishi, stone) + () (sue, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()える (sueru, to place, set (an object))). The sue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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いしずえ (ishizueいしずゑ (isizwe)?

  1. foundation stone
  2. (figurative) foundation (of a field of study, etc.)

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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いしずえ (Ishizue

  1. 石杖, 石末: a surname

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN