押忍

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Etymology

A contraction of おはようございます. First used in the Budo Senmon Gakko, later among other martial artists.[1]

Interjection

押忍 (hiragana おっす, romaji ossu)

  1. hey, yo!
  2. yes sir!

References

  1. ^ 押忍” in Japanese Wikipedia.

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