初め
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[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 |
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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][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ “初める”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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