愛想

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
愛 想
あい
Grade: 4 		そ
Grade: 3
on'yomi kan'yōon

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

愛(あい)想(そ) • (aiso) ←あいそ (aiso)?

  1. courtesy, civility
    愛想(あいそ)よく振(ふ)る舞(ま)う
    aiso yoku furumau
    to behave courteously

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
愛 想
あい
Grade: 4 		そう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

愛(あい)想(そう) • (aisō) ←あいさう (aisau)?

  1. Alternative form of 愛想 (aiso)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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