差し

Japanese
Kanji in this term
差
さ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 差(さ)す (sasu, “to shine on something; to become apparent on the surface of something; to stick something onto something else to apply, such as lipstick; to stick something upwards and hold it, as an umbrella; to stick something through one's sash and wear it”).[1][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

差(さ)し • (sashi) 

  1. the act of shining on something, such as sunlight
  2. the act of becoming apparent on the surface of something, such as blushing
  3. the act of sticking something onto something else to apply, such as lipstick
  4. the act of sticking something upwards and holding it, such as an umbrella
  5. the act of sticking something through one's sash and wearing it, such as a katana

Verb

差(さ)し • (sashi) 

  1. stem or continuative form of 差す (sasu) [godan]

Etymology 2

Clipping of 物差し (monosashi).[1][2][3] The longer form first appears in texts from the late 1500s during the late Muromachi Period, while the clipping first appears from 1765.[3]

Noun

差(さ)し • (sashi) 

  1. (regional) Clipping of 物差し (monosashi, “ruler”).

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. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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