愛で

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun’yomi

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Etymology[edit]

The 未然形 (mizenkei, irrealis form) and 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of Old Japanese verb 愛づ (medu), modern 愛でる (mederu, to love; to admire, appreciate).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

() (mede

  1. (archaic) love, appreciation, dearness

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Old Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The 未然形 (mizenkei, irrealis form) and 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 愛づ (medu, to love; to admire, appreciate).

Noun[edit]

愛で (me2de) (kana めで)

  1. love, appreciation, dearness

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Descendants[edit]

  • Japanese: 愛で (mede)