うす

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *osu. Compare Yamagata Japanese おす (osu).

Pronunciation

Noun

うす (usuうす (usu)?

  1. , : mortar
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling

Pronunciation

Prefix

うす (usu-うす (usu-)?

  1. : light (in degree)

References

  1. ^ 臼・碓”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN