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Japanese
Etymology
Derivation unknown. First cited in 1886.[1]
Based on the senses of the Chinese characters, the spelling literally means ghost + register, record, list.
Pronunciation
Noun
鬼籍 • (kiseki)
- necrology (list of dead persons)
- (figuratively): list of abolished things
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References
- ^ “鬼籍”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN