あし
See also: あじ
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spellings |
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| 足 脚 |
From Old Japanese 足 (asi, “leg; foot”). In turn, appears to be derived from or related to Old Japanese 足 (a, “leg; foot”).
Pronunciation
Alternative forms
- よし (yoshi)
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Etymology 3
| Alternative spelling |
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| 悪し |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
See also 悪しい#Etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠ɕi]
Adjective
- (Classical Japanese; or literary and archaic) bad; evil
- 悪しき政府
- ashiki seifu
- (modern language, literary) evil government
- 悪しき政府
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "あし" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | あしく[1] あしから[2] | asiku asikara | ||
| Continuative (連用形) | あしく[1] あしかり[2] | asiku asikari | ||
| Terminal (終止形) | あし | asi | ||
| Attributive (連体形) | あしき あしかる | asiki asikaru | ||
| Realis (已然形) | あしけれ | asikere | ||
| Imperative (命令形) | あしかれ | asikare | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Negative | あしからず | asikarazu | ||
| Contrasting conjunction | あしけれど | asikeredo | ||
| Causal conjunction | あしければ | asikereba | ||
| Conditional conjunction | あしくば | asikuba | ||
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | あしかりき | asikariki | ||
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | あしかりけり | asikarikeri | ||
| Adverbial | あしく | asiku | ||
| [1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. | ||||
Derived terms
- 悪しからず (ashikarazu)
- 良かれ悪しかれ (yokare ashikare)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (2002), 京阪系アクセント辞典 [A Dictionary of Tone on Words of the Keihan-type Dialects] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN
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