酸し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酸
す
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

Derived from noun 酢 (su, “vinegar”) + adjectival suffix し (shi).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɯᵝɕi]

Adjective

酸し (hiragana すし, rōmaji sushi)

  1. (archaic) sour; tasting of vinegar

Usage notes

The -shi ending is the terminal (sentence-final) form in classical Japanese. This form is archaic and almost obsolete in modern Japanese, having evolved into the -i ending, the base form for modern -i adjectives. For more detail, see Japanese equivalents of adjectives on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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