Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
きび
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
嚴し (kyūjitai)

Adjective edit

(きび) (kibishi-shiku

  1. the way in which something is tightly packed or close together without gaps
    • c. 790: Daihannya-kyō Ongi (Ishiyamadera manuscript, page 33)
      稠密 [...] 倭言伎比之
      稠密 [...] 倭言伎比之
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References edit

  • Tsukishima, Hiroshi (c. 790) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 3: Daihannya-kyō Ongi, Daihannya-kyō Jishō (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN