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.
    牛肉サシ入る
    ぎゅうにくさしはいる
    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. : (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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