Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あし
Grade: 1
くび
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From (あし) (ashi, foot) + (くび) (kubi, neck).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あし)(くび) (ashikubi

  1. (anatomy) ankle

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
ふぃさ
Grade: 1
くび
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

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From (ふぃさ) (fisa, foot) + (くび) (kubi, neck)

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɸisakubi/

Noun

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(ふぃさ)(くび) (fisakubi

  1. (anatomy) ankle

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ふぃしゃ
Grade: 1
くび
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From (ふぃしゃ) (fisha, foot) + (くび) (kubi, neck). See above.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɸiɕakubi/

Noun

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(ふぃしゃ)(くび) (fishakubi

  1. (anatomy) ankle

References

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  • 足首” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.