ぬし

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spelling

Etymology[edit]

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *nusi.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ぬし (nushi

  1. : master
  2. : owner, proprietor
  3. : guardian spirit
  4. : (archaic) you

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN