あし

See also: あじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
足脚

From Old Japanese 足 (asi, “leg; foot”). In turn, appears to be derived from or related to Old Japanese 足 (a, “leg; foot”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あし [àshíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[2]^[3]^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ɕi]

(Kyōto) あし [áꜜshì] (Kōki)^[4]^[1]

Noun

あし • (ashi) ^{←あし (asi)^?}

足: foot
脚: leg

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
芦蘆葦葭

Alternative forms

よし (yoshi)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あし [áꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]^[5]
IPA^(key): [a̠ɕi]

(Kyōto) あし [àshí] (Teiki – [0])^[5]

Noun

あし or アシ • (ashi) ^{←あし (asi)^?}

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

(obsolete) 悪(あ)しい (ashii, i-adjective)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あし [áꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[6]
IPA^(key): [a̠ɕi]

(Kyōto) あし [áꜜshì] (Kōki)^[6]

Adjective

あし • (ashi) ^{←あし (asi)^?}^†-shiku

(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

良(よ)し (yoshi)

Derived terms

悪(あ)しからず (ashikarazu)
良(よ)かれ悪(あ)しかれ (yokare ashikare)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of あし – see the following entry.

【亜市】	[proper noun] (obsolete) short for アラメダ市 (Arameda-shi, “Alameda (a city in Alameda, California, United States)”)

(This term, あし (ashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あし.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “あし【足・脚】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (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
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 “あし【葦・蘆・葭】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 “あし【悪】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Okinawan

Noun

あし (ashi)

汗: sweat
足: foot

[NKD2O_noun1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “あし【足・脚】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[4] Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (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

[NKD2O_noun2-5] 5.0 ^5.1 “あし【葦・蘆・葭】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[NKD2O_adjective-6] 6.0 ^6.1 “あし【悪】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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