むしぼし

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
虫干し

Etymology

From (むし) (mushi, bug) + () (hoshi, drying, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (hosu, to dry).).

Pronunciation

Noun

むしぼし (mushiboshi

  1. drying out (books, clothes, etc.) to keep bugs away

Verb

むしぼしする (mushiboshi surusuru (stem むしぼし (mushiboshi shi), past むしぼしした (mushiboshi shita))

  1. to dry out (books, clothes, etc.) to keep bugs away

Conjugation

References

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