オアシス

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Japanese

 オアシス on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From English oasis.

Pronunciation

Noun

オアシス (oashisu

  1. an oasis (well surrounded by fertile region)
    • 1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “カンビュセスの(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing]”, in カンビュセスの(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing] (藤子不二雄 SF全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第一章, page 280:
      わたしはいまどこを(ある)いているのだろう オアシスどころか(いっ)(ぽん)(くさ)()にもお()にかかれぬとは……
      Watashi wa ima doko o aruite iru no darō Oashisu dokoro ka ippon no kusaki ni mo o-me ni kakarenu to wa……
      Where the hell do I go now? I haven’t seen even a hint of vegetation for forever, let alone an oasis…