おす

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of おす – see the following entry.
【雄】S
a male (plant or animal)
Alternative spellings
牡, オス
(This term, おす (osu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おす.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of おす – see the following entry.
【押す】
to push; to thrust; to shove
to press
to stamp
to focus one's attack
to ignore an injury
to persuade
(This term, おす (osu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おす.)

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
臼

Pronunciation

Noun

おす • (osu) 

  1. (Yamagata) mortar

See also

References

  • 山形県方言集 [Yamagata Prefecture Dialect Collection]‎, 1933, →DOI, page 57
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