Japanese edit

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Etymology edit

Compound of 書き (kaki, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of 書く (kaku, to write)) +‎ 起こし (okoshi, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of 起こす (okosu, to get something up)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()()こし (kakiokoshi

  1. start of a sentence
  2. transcription

References edit

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