あしからず
Japanese edit
Alternative spelling |
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悪しからず |
Etymology edit
Negative of 悪し (ashi, “bad”, classical adjective).
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
あしからず • (ashikarazu)
- unfortunately
- a set phrase typically used at the end of letters, prefaces, etc. asking the reader not to take the writer’s words badly
Adjective edit
あしからず • (ashikarazu)
- (Classical Japanese) negative of あし
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN