Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative spellings
不図 (obsolete)
不斗 (obsolete)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

ふと (futo

  1. unexpectedly, suddenly
    ふと(おも)()
    futo omoidasu
    to remember / recall out of the blue
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ふと – see the following entry.
2
[noun] fatness
[noun] a fat person, a fatty
[noun] fat-necked shamisen
[noun] thick thread
[prefix] added to words describing gods or the emperor or other exalted subjects to denote greatness or excellence
[prefix] added to regular nouns to denote fatness or thickness
(This term, ふと, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ふと, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ふと.)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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