"あくた" meaning in All languages combined

See あくた on Wiktionary

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [a̠kɯ̟ta̠] Forms: あくた ^ [canonical], akuta [romanization], あくた [hiragana, historical], 芥 [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759. A surface analysis suggests a possible relation to root /kut-/, as in 朽ちる (kuchiru, “to break down, to fall into disrepair”), 草臥れる (kutabireru, “to become tired or worn out”), くたくた (kutakuta, “in a broken-down or worn-out manner”, adverb). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{ja-r|くたくた||in a broken-down or worn-out manner|pos=adverb}} くたくた (kutakuta, “in a broken-down or worn-out manner”, adverb) Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=あくた}} あくた • (akuta) ^(←あくた (akuta)?)
  1. something rotten or broken: garbage, waste, dross
    Sense id: en-あくた-ja-noun-Dy5hvDix Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 74 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 73 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 59 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 59 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. (by extension) something worthless Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-あくた-ja-noun-hMkzzECL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 芥火 (akutabi) (ruby: 芥火(あくたび)), 芥川 (Akutagawa) (ruby: 芥川(あくたがわ)), 芥もくた (akuta-mokuta) (ruby: 芥(あくた)), がらくた (garakuta) [possibly]
Etymology number: 1

SOFT REDIRECT [Japanese]

  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-あくた-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "akutabi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "芥火",
          "あくたび"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "芥火"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Akutagawa",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "芥川",
          "あくたがわ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "芥川"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "akuta-mokuta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "芥",
          "あくた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "芥もくた"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "garakuta",
      "tags": [
        "possibly"
      ],
      "word": "がらくた"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "くたくた",
        "2": "",
        "3": "in a broken-down or worn-out manner",
        "pos": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "くたくた (kutakuta, “in a broken-down or worn-out manner”, adverb)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759.\nA surface analysis suggests a possible relation to root /kut-/, as in 朽ちる (kuchiru, “to break down, to fall into disrepair”), 草臥れる (kutabireru, “to become tired or worn out”), くたくた (kutakuta, “in a broken-down or worn-out manner”, adverb).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "あくた ^",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akuta",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あくた",
      "roman": "akuta",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "芥",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hhira": "あくた"
      },
      "expansion": "あくた • (akuta) ^(←あくた (akuta)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from 759",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something rotten or broken: garbage, waste, dross"
      ],
      "id": "en-あくた-ja-noun-Dy5hvDix",
      "links": [
        [
          "rotten",
          "rotten"
        ],
        [
          "broken",
          "broken"
        ],
        [
          "garbage",
          "garbage"
        ],
        [
          "waste",
          "waste"
        ],
        [
          "dross",
          "dross"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "something worthless"
      ],
      "id": "en-あくた-ja-noun-hMkzzECL",
      "links": [
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) something worthless"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠kɯ̟ta̠]"
    },
    {
      "other": "あくた"
    },
    {
      "other": "あくた"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Man'yōshū"
  ],
  "word": "あくた"
}

{
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "芥田"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "id": "en-あくた-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8",
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "あくた"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "akutabi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "芥火",
          "あくたび"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "芥火"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Akutagawa",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "芥川",
          "あくたがわ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "芥川"
    },
    {
      "roman": "akuta-mokuta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "芥",
          "あくた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "芥もくた"
    },
    {
      "roman": "garakuta",
      "tags": [
        "possibly"
      ],
      "word": "がらくた"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "くたくた",
        "2": "",
        "3": "in a broken-down or worn-out manner",
        "pos": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "くたくた (kutakuta, “in a broken-down or worn-out manner”, adverb)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759.\nA surface analysis suggests a possible relation to root /kut-/, as in 朽ちる (kuchiru, “to break down, to fall into disrepair”), 草臥れる (kutabireru, “to become tired or worn out”), くたくた (kutakuta, “in a broken-down or worn-out manner”, adverb).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "あくた ^",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akuta",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あくた",
      "roman": "akuta",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "芥",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hhira": "あくた"
      },
      "expansion": "あくた • (akuta) ^(←あくた (akuta)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from 759",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something rotten or broken: garbage, waste, dross"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rotten",
          "rotten"
        ],
        [
          "broken",
          "broken"
        ],
        [
          "garbage",
          "garbage"
        ],
        [
          "waste",
          "waste"
        ],
        [
          "dross",
          "dross"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "something worthless"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) something worthless"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠kɯ̟ta̠]"
    },
    {
      "other": "あくた"
    },
    {
      "other": "あくた"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Man'yōshū"
  ],
  "word": "あくた"
}

{
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "芥田"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "あくた"
}

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