うじ
See also: うし
Japanese
Etymology 1
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氏 |
From Old Japanese うぢ (udi, “clan”).[1][2] Found in the Man'yōshū completed some time after 759 CE.[3]
Pronunciation
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Noun
- (historical) a clan
- a family name, a surname
- one's house, birth, lineage
Suffix
- (historical, honorific) a clan (added after the clan name as an honorific)
Etymology 2
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蛆 蜡 |
From Old Japanese.[2] Found in the Kojiki completed circa 712 CE.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ウジ.
On its own, this term may appear more in technical contexts. In everyday parlance, the term うじむし (ujimushi) may be more common.