Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
わせ
Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
早稻 (kyūjitai)
早生

From Old Japanese. First cited to the Man'yōshu of circa 759 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *wasay.

Standalone form of wasa- below.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

早稲(わせ) (wase

  1. rice maturing early
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
わさ
Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
早稻 (kyūjitai)

Combining form of etymology 1.

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

早稲(わさ) (wasa-

  1. maturing early (of crops)
Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ 早稲・早生”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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