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端っこ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
端
はし
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
端
はし > はじ
Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

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端(はし) (hashi, “end”) + 子(こ) (ko, diminutive suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
The second reading is the result of a phonetic shift from hashikko.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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端(はし)っこ or 端(はじ)っこ • (hashikko or hajikko) 

  1. very end; far end

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN