Japanese

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Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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だいし (daishi

  1. 台紙: the base paper or matting used to mount a photograph, picture, or similar item
  2. 台詞: the lines of a play or other performance
  3. 題詞: a foreword, an introduction; (waka, traditional poetry) a brief preface note on the theme or circumstances of a poem
  4. 題詩: the creation of poetry based on a particular theme; such a poem; a poem included at the start of a scroll or book

Pronunciation 2

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だいし (daishi

  1. 大士: a bodhisattva; a virtuous and strong monk
  2. 大史: in the Ritsuryō system, a specific government rank responsible for certain court rituals
  3. 大姉: (Buddhism) a lay sister, a female layman
  4. 大師: (Buddhism) a great priest; a great buddha or bodhisattva; a posthumous title granted to virtuous monks by the imperial court; short for こうぼう だいし, an honorary posthumous title for 空海 (Kūkai)
  5. 第四: the fourth in a series or list

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN