きそ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of きそ – see the following entries.
【基礎】
base, basis, foundation, ground, root
(construction, architecture) foundation
【起訴】
prosecution
to indict
(This term, きそ (kiso), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as きそ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きそ.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 稀疎.)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

きそ • (Kiso) 

  1. 木曽: the area around the upper part of Kiso River, west of the Kiso Mountains; a Japanese surname

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

きそ • (kiso) 

  1. 糞: (dialectal, Yamagata) shit

References

  • 山形県方言集 [Yamagata Prefecture Dialect Collection]‎, 1933, →DOI, page 95
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