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Japanese
Etymology 1
Shift from 左様 (sayō).
Pronunciation
Adverb
さい • (sai) ←さい (sai)?
- (dialect) so; such
- Synonym: (standard Japanese) そう (sō)
- さいですか／さいでっか？
- Sai desu ka／sai dekka?
- is that so?
そうですか (standard Japanese)
Etymology 2
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- ability, talent, aptitude
- alternative form of the volumetric unit 抄 (shō)
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(This term, さい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as さい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as さい.)
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(The following entries are uncreated: 賽, 裁, 差違.)