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Japanese
Pronunciation 1
Noun
だいし • (daishi)
- 台紙: the base paper or matting used to mount a photograph, picture, or similar item
- 台詞: the lines of a play or other performance
- 題詞: a foreword, an introduction; (waka, traditional poetry) a brief preface note on the theme or circumstances of a poem
- 題詩: the creation of poetry based on a particular theme; such a poem; a poem included at the start of a scroll or book
Pronunciation 2
Noun
だいし • (daishi)
- 大士: a bodhisattva; a virtuous and strong monk
- 大史: in the Ritsuryō system, a specific government rank responsible for certain court rituals
- 大姉: (Buddhism) a lay sister, a female layman
- 大師: (Buddhism) a great priest; a great buddha or bodhisattva; a posthumous title granted to virtuous monks by the imperial court; short for こうぼう だいし, an honorary posthumous title for 空海 (Kūkai)
- 第四: the fourth in a series or list
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