"くし形" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: くし形 [canonical] (ruby: (がた)), kushigata [romanization]
Etymology: 櫛 (“くし, kushi, "comb"”) + 形 (“かた, kata, "shape"”) with 連濁 (rendaku). Thin slices of spherical foods like tomatoes resemble traditional Japanese combs, which were arched. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|櫛|形|sort=くしか'た|t1=くし, kushi, "comb"|t2=かた, kata, "shape"}} 櫛 (“くし, kushi, "comb"”) + 形 (“かた, kata, "shape"”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|くしがた}} くし形(がた) • (kushigata)
  1. 櫛形: thin longitudinal slice of a spherical object, especially a fruit or vegetable
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Download raw JSONL data for くし形 meaning in Japanese (1.4kB)

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