あし

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative spellings
足脚

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From Old Japanese 足 (asi, “leg; foot”). In turn, appears to be derived from or related to Old Japanese 足 (a, “leg; foot”).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) あし [àshíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[2]^[3]
(Kyoto) あし [áꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ɕi]

Noun edit

あし • (ashi) ^{←あし (asi)^?}

足: foot
脚: leg

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative spellings
芦蘆葦葭

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アシ

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Alternative forms edit

よし (yoshi)

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) あし [áꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [a̠ɕi]

Noun edit

あし or アシ • (ashi) ^{←あし (asi)^?}

common reed, Phragmites australis

Usage notes edit

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 3 edit

Alternative spelling
悪し

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Alternative forms edit

(obsolete) 悪(あ)しい (ashii, i-adjective)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [a̠ɕi]

Adjective edit

あし • (ashi) ^{←あし (asi)^?}^†-shiku

(Classical Japanese; or literary and archaic) bad; evil
悪(あ)しき政(せい)府(ふ)
ashiki seifu
(modern language, literary) evil government

Conjugation edit

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.

Antonyms edit

良(よ)し (yoshi)

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ 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
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (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

Okinawan edit

Noun edit

あし (ashi)

汗: sweat
足: foot

[1] 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

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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

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