つい
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Possibly related to 付き (tsuki) , with a semantic transition of “to attach” to “near”.
Adverb edit
- just now; quite near
- just now without thinking / subconsciously
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Chinese 對 (MC twojH).
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(This term, つい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as つい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つい.) |