まさ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まさ – see the following entry.

【正】1 [adjective] [from early 800s] proper, fair, just [adjective] [from early 800s] certain, clear [adjective] [from 1245] 柾: (said of wood) straight-grained, without knots [adjective] [from 1789] (by extension) straight, direct [noun] [from early 800s] propriety, fairness, justness [noun] [from early 800s] certainty, clarity [noun] [from 1245] 柾: (said of wood) straight-grainedness, without knots [noun] [from 1789] (by extension) straightness, directness [noun] [from 1918] short for 柾目紙 (masamegami): a kind of thick, white, traditional Japanese paper Alternative spelling 柾

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