あし

See also: あじ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
足
脚

Pronunciation

Noun

あし • (ashi) ←あし (asi)?

  1. 足: foot
  2. 脚: leg
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
芦
蘆
葦
葭

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

あし or アシ • (ashi) ←あし (asi)?

  1. common reed, Phragmites australis
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
悪し

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɕi]

Adjective

あし • (ashi) ←あし (asi)? †-shiku

  1. (Classical Japanese; or literary and archaic) bad; evil
    悪(あ)しき政(せい)府(ふ)
    ashiki seifu
    (modern language, literary) evil government
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "あし" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) あしく[1]
あしから[2]		asiku
asikara
Continuative (連用形) あしく[1]
あしかり[2]		asiku
asikari
Terminal (終止形) あしasi
Attributive (連体形) あしき
あしかる		asiki
asikaru
Realis (已然形) あしけれasikere
Imperative (命令形) あしかれasikare
Key constructions
Negative あしからずasikarazu
Contrasting conjunction あしけれどasikeredo
Causal conjunction あしければasikereba
Conditional conjunction あしくばasikuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) あしかりきasikariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) あしかりけりasikarikeri
Adverbial あしくasiku
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.
Antonyms
Derived terms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 2002, 京阪系アクセント辞典 (A Dictionary of Tone on Words of the Keihan-type Dialects) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN

Okinawan

Noun

あし (romaji ashi)

  1. 汗: sweat
  2. 足: foot
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