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| 腰 |
FromOld Japanese. First appears in theKojiki of 712CE.[1] In turn fromProto-Japonic*kəsi.
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| 層 |
FromOld Japanese. Cited in theNihon Shoki of 720CE.[1]
Theorized to be an extension of thehip sense from the way that upperstoreys in older Japanesearchitecture were usually smaller, resulting in a hipped effect similar to the way that thewaist may be narrower than the hips on a person's body.[1]
This reading has fallen out of use and been replaced by theMiddle Chinese-derivedsō reading. See the層 entry for more.
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| 濃し |
| For pronunciation and definitions ofこし – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term,こし(koshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read asこし, seeCategory:Japanese kanji read as こし. |
| For pronunciation and definitions ofこし – see the following entries. | ||
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| (This term,こし(koshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read asこし, seeCategory:Japanese kanji read as こし. |
(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet:古史,古址,古祠,古詩,虎子,虎視,古紙,枯死,雇使,顧思,顧視.)