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はしし【歯肉】 : hashishi | define meaning
hashishi
Pronunciation: [haɕiɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Gums
Etymology
Cognate with Fukui and Tottori はじし hajishi; Amami and Tokunoshima ふぁしし fashishi; Nakijin ぱじーし pajiishi; Amami (Kakeroma) and Okinawan はしし hashishi; Yaeyama (Hatoma) ぱしし pashishi; Yonaguni はちち hachichi; and the now-obsolete standard Japanese form はじし【歯肉】 hajishi "gums". Ultimately from は【歯】 ha "tooth, teeth" and しし【肉】 shishi "meat, flesh".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 歯肉 |
| Kana | はしし |
| Romanization | hashishi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [haɕiɕi] |
意味：はぐき【歯茎】
Categories:
歯肉
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 6). はしし【歯肉】 : hashishi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4059/hashishi/.