くじり
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くじり (kujiri): a sailor using a wooden fid to repair a snag on a mooring line.
Japanese
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| 抉り 挑り (uncommon) 觿 (rare) 觹 (rare) 觽 (rare) |
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Etymology
From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb くじる (“to stick into something and open it up, such as a knot or a hole”)..
As a standalone noun, first cited to the 和名類聚抄 (Wamyō Ruijushō) of 934.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
- a fid: a tool made of wood, bone, horn, or ivory and used to untie knots and work with cordage
- a kind of awl made of horn
Verb
- stem or continuative form of くじる (kujiru, “to stick into something and open it up, such as a knot or a hole”)
References
- ^ “抉・挑・觿”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN