端っこ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
端
はし
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
端
はし > はじ
Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

端(はし) (hashi, “end”) + 子(こ) (ko, diminutive suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
The second reading is the result of a phonetic shift from hashikko.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) はしっこ [hàshíkkó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɕik̚ko̞]
  • (Tokyo) はじっこ [hàjíkkó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ʑik̚ko̞]

Noun

端(はし)っこ or 端(はじ)っこ • (hashikko or hajikko) 

  1. very end; far end

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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