うす

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Alternative spellings
臼
碓

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *osu. Compare Yamagata Japanese おす (osu).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

うす • (usu) ←うす (usu)?

  1. 臼, 碓: mortar
Coordinate terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative spelling
薄

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

うす • (usu-) ←うす (usu)?

  1. 薄: light (in degree)
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “臼・碓”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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