由緒

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
由 緒
ゆい
Grade: 3 		しょ
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
由緖 (kyūjitai)

The first component is read with the kan'yōon reading yui, whose typical kan'on reading is yū; see ゆうしょ below.

Pronunciation

Noun

由(ゆい)緒(しょ) • (yuisho) 

  1. history; pedigree; lineage
    由緒(ゆいしょ)正(ただ)しい
    yuisho tadashii
    having an ancient and honorable origin

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
由 緒
ゆう
Grade: 3 		しょ
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
由緖 (kyūjitai)

Much less frequent version of yuisho above, using the kan'on reading of 由.

Pronunciation

Noun

由(ゆう)緒(しょ) • (yūsho) 

  1. (rare) Alternative form of 由緒 (yuisho)

References

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