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匙さじ - saji
spoon
Definitions
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| 匙 |
| 1. suffix. spoon, scoop |
| 2. suffix. Usage: Only found in compounds. |
| 3. suffix. spoon, scoop |
| 4. suffix. Usage: Only found in compounds. |
| 5. affix. spoon, scoop |
| 6. affix. Usage: Only found in compounds. |
| 7. n. (obsolete) a scoop for food |
| This sense developed from an ateji spelling of 木刀 (literally, “wooden blade”) applied to the food scoop meaning. |
| 8. n. spoon, scoop used for food |
| 私たちは匙でスープを飲む。 - We eat soup with a spoon. |
| 9. n. more specifically, a spoon or scoop used for compounding medicine |
| 10. n. by extension, medicine |
| 11. n. by further extension, a doctor |
| 12. n. Usage: In modern Japanese, the term |
| 13. n. Usage: The saji reading is the most common in modern Japanese when using this term as a standalone noun. The kanji spelling (匙) is rarely encountered; it is usually written in hiragana alone (( |
| 14. n. spoon |
| 15. n. Usage: This reading does not appear to be as common as the saji reading above. May be dialectal. |
| 16. n. (rare) a scoop |
| 17. n. Usage: Although the general term |
Pronunciation
saji
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