Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あい
Grade: S
そめ > ぞめ
Grade: 6

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of 藍染(あいぞめ) (aizome) + () (ya).

First cited in the 1710s.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あい)(ぞめ)() (aizomeyaあゐぞめや (awizomeya)?

  1. [from 1710s] indigo dyer

References

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  1. ^ 藍染屋”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN