サシ

Japanese

Etymology 1

from 刺し, nominal form of 刺す

Noun

サシ or さし • (sashi) 

  1. the uniformly fatten of meat, especially beef.
    牛肉にサシが入る
    ぎゅうにくにさしがはいる
    gyūniku ni sashi ga hairu
    The beef gets uniformly fattened.
  • 霜降り肉 (しもふりにく, しもふりにく): marble beef

Etymology 2

From the Old Korean word for castle, a descendant form of which appeared in Middle Korean texts as jas (잣). Possibly also related to the Ainu word chashi (チャシ) meaning "fence; enclosure; castle; fortress."

Noun

サシ or さし • (sashi) 

  1. 城: (archaic) Castle.
    • 720: Nihon Shoki
      東韓者、甘羅城・高難城・爾林城是也。
    • 720: Nihon Shoki
      逮乎朕之王天下、投身對馬之外、竄跡匝羅之表、阻高麗之貢、呑百濟之城。
Usage notes
  • Archaic.

References
  • Sakamoto, Tarō; Saburō Ienaga, Mitsusada Inoue, Susumu Ōno (1965) Nihon Shoki (Iwanami Nihon Koten Bungaku Jiten) (in Japanese), Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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