したづみ

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
下積み

Etymology

From 下(した) (shita) + 積(つ)み (tsumi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 積(つ)む (tsumu).”). The tsumi changes to zumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

したづみ • (shitazumi) ←したづみ (sitadumi)?

  1. at the bottom of a stack
    Antonym: 上積み (uwazumi)
  2. (figurative) at the bottom of a hierarchy, unable to shine

References

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