こめじるし
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Japanese[edit]
Alternative spelling |
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米印 |
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
こめじるし • (komejirushi)
- the Japanese symbol ※ (※) similar in function and appearance to the asterisk
- (more generally) an asterisk (* (*))
References[edit]
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN