あし

See also: あじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings

From Old Japanese (asi, leg; foot). In turn, appears to be derived from or related to Old Japanese (a, leg; foot).

Pronunciation

Noun

あし • (ashi) あし (asi)?

  1. : foot
  2. : leg
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings



Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

あし or アシ • (ashi) あし (asi)?

  1. common reed, Phragmites australis
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
悪し

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

See also 悪しい#Etymology.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ɕi]

Adjective

あし • (ashi) あし (asi)?-shiku

  1. (Classical Japanese; or literary and archaic) bad; evil
    ()しき(せい)()
    ashiki seifu
    (modern language, literary) evil government
Conjugation
Antonyms
Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (2002), 京阪系アクセント辞典 [A Dictionary of Tone on Words of the Keihan-type Dialects] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN

Okinawan

Noun

あし (ashi) 

  1. : sweat
  2. : foot
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