こめじるし

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 米 (kome, “rice, uncooked rice”) +‎ 印 (shirushi, “mark, symbol”). The shirushi changes to jirushi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). From the similarity in shape between the 米 character and the ※ symbol.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ko̞me̞ʑiɾɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

こめじるし • (komejirushi) 

  1. 米印: the Japanese symbol ※ similar in function and appearance to the asterisk
  2. 米印: (more generally) an asterisk

References
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