Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
悪しからず

Etymology edit

Negative of () (ashi, bad, classical adjective).

Pronunciation edit

Phrase edit

あしからず (ashikarazu

  1. unfortunately
  2. 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

  1. (Classical Japanese) negative of あし

References edit

  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
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN