"よすが" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [jo̞sɨᵝɡa̠] Forms: yosuga [romanization]
Etymology: ⟨yo₂su ka⟩ → */jəsuka/ → /josuɡa/ Shift from Old Japanese yosuka, itself a compound of 寄す (yosu, “to bring near, to draw close”) + 処 (ka, “place”). The ka shifted to voiced ga in Early Middle Japanese. Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨yo₂su ka⟩}} ⟨yo₂su ka⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{com|ja|寄す|処|t1=to bring near, to draw close|t2=place|tr1=yosu|tr2=ka}} 寄す (yosu, “to bring near, to draw close”) + 処 (ka, “place”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} よすが • (yosuga)
  1. something to rely on; a connection, affinity
    Sense id: en-よすが-ja-noun-punGFv8E Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 43 38 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 35 35 30
  2. someone to rely on; a relative
    Sense id: en-よすが-ja-noun-PUzh33ys Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 43 38 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 35 35 30
  3. an opportunity, way, means
    Sense id: en-よすが-ja-noun-UInJliif Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 43 38 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 35 35 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 頼り (tayori) (ruby: 頼(たよ)), 因み (chinami) (ruby: 因(ちな)), 縁 (ruby: 縁(えん)) (english: en)

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