由緒

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
由	緒
ゆい Grade: 3	しょ Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
由緖 (kyūjitai)

The first component is read with the kan'yōon reading yui, whose typical kan'on reading is yū; see ゆうしょ below.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆいしょ [yúꜜìshò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟iɕo̞]

Noun

由(ゆい)緒(しょ) • (yuisho) 

1. history; pedigree; lineage

   由緒(ゆいしょ)正(ただ)しい

   yuisho tadashii

   having an ancient and honorable origin

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
由	緒
ゆう Grade: 3	しょ Grade: S
kan'on

Alternative spelling
由緖 (kyūjitai)

Much less frequent version of yuisho above, using the kan'on reading of 由.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ːɕo̞]

Noun

由(ゆう)緒(しょ) • (yūsho) 

1. (rare) alternative form of 由緒 (yuisho)

References

• “由緒”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026