まさ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まさ – see the following entry.
【正】1
[adjective] [from early 800s] proper, fair, just
[adjective] [from early 800s] certain, clear
[adjective] [from 1245] 柾: (said of wood) straight-grained, without knots
[adjective] [from 1789] (by extension) straight, direct
[noun] [from early 800s] propriety, fairness, justness
[noun] [from early 800s] certainty, clarity
[noun] [from 1245] 柾: (said of wood) straight-grainedness, without knots
[noun] [from 1789] (by extension) straightness, directness
[noun] [from 1918] short for 柾目紙 (masamegami): a kind of thick, white, traditional Japanese paper
Alternative spelling
柾
(This term, まさ (masa), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as まさ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まさ.
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