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Alternative spellings
下拵え
下ごしらえ

Etymology

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From (した) (shita) + (こしら) (koshirae, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (こしら)える (koshiraeru).). The koshirae changes to goshirae as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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したごしらえ (shitagoshirae

  1. (cooking) preparation of ingredients

Synonyms

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Verb

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したごしらえする (shitagoshirae surusuru (stem したごしらえ (shitagoshirae shi), past したごしらえした (shitagoshirae shita))

  1. (cooking) to prepare ingredients

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN