さし

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Japanese

Etymology 1

From 刺し, nominal form of 刺す.

Pronunciation

Noun

さし • (sashi) 

  1. a uniform distribution of fat in a piece of meat, especially beef: even marbling
    牛(ぎゅう)肉(にく)にさしが入(はい)る。
    Gyūniku ni sashi ga hairu.
    The beef has even marbling.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of さし – see the following entry.
【差し】
the act of shining on something, such as sunlight
the act of becoming apparent on the surface of something, such as blushing
the act of sticking something onto something else to apply, such as lipstick
the act of sticking something upwards and holding it, such as an umbrella
the act of sticking something through one's sash and wearing it, such as a katana
(regional) Clipping of 物差し (monosashi, “ruler”).
(This term, さし (sashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as さし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as さし.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Old Japanese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Korean 城叱 (*CAs). Appears in ancient texts in apparent reference to the Gaya confederacy. Possibly also related to Ainu チャシ (casi, “fortress”).

Noun

さし (katakana サシ, romaji sasi)

  1. 城: castle

References

  • Sakamoto, Tarō with Saburō Ienaga, Mitsusada Inoue, Susumu Ōno (1965) Nihon Shoki (Iwanami Nihon Koten Bungaku Jiten) (in Old Japanese), Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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