藍屋

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
藍 屋
あい
Grade: S 		や
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of 藍(あい) (ai) + 屋(や) (ya).

First cited in 1684.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

藍(あい)屋(や) • (aiya) ←あゐや (awiya)?

  1. [from 1684] alternative form of 藍染屋 (aizomeya, “indigo dyer”)

References

  1. ^ “藍屋”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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