Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
あい
Grade: S

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of (あい) (ai) + () (ya).

First cited in 1684.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あい)() (aiyaあゐや (awiya)?

  1. [from 1684] Alternative form of 藍染屋 (aizomeya, indigo dyer).

References

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  1. ^ 藍屋”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN