あらまし

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Theories include derivation from 粗(あら) (ara, “rough, roughly”) + まし (mashi, auxiliary verb), or from 有(あ)り (ari, stem or continuative form of ある) + 端(はし) (hashi, “a bit; nearly”). Some speculate derivation from 有り + まし, but Kokugo Daijiten calls this dubious (“疑問”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

あらまし • (aramashi) 

  1. nearly, roughly
    Synonym: ほぼ (hobo)

Noun[edit]

あらまし • (aramashi) 

  1. outline, gist
    Synonym: 粗筋 (arasuji)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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