あっし

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
私

Contraction of あたし (atashi).[1]

First cited to a text from 1908.[2]

Pronunciation

Pronoun

あっし • (asshi) 

  1. [from 1908] first person singular pronoun: I, me
Usage notes

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of あっし – see the following entries.
【圧死】
[noun] death by crushing
[verb] to die by crushing
(This term, あっし, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 遏止.)

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