端っこ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
端
はし Grade: S
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
端
はし > はじ Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

端(はし) (hashi, “end”) + 子(こ) (ko, diminutive suffix). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)
The second reading is the result of a phonetic shift from hashikko.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はしっこ [hàshíkkó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ɕik̚ko̞]

(Tokyo) はじっこ [hàjíkkó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ʑik̚ko̞]

Noun

端(はし)っこ or 端(はじ)っこ • (hashikko or hajikko)

very end; far end

Synonyms

端(はし) (hashi)

References

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

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

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