"もろこし" meaning in Japanese

See もろこし in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [mo̞ɾo̞ko̞ɕi] Forms: Morokoshi [romanization]
Etymology: ⟨mo₂ro₂ ko₁si⟩ → ⟨moro₂ko₁si⟩ → */morəkosi/ → /morokoɕi/ From Old Japanese, first attested in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE). Originally a compound of 諸 (moro-, prefix meaning "many") + 越 (koshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 越す (kosu, “to cross (over)”), by reinterpretation of kun-reading 越 (koshi) from on-reading of 越 (Etsu). The compound refers to the 百越 (Bǎi Yuè, “Baiyue”, literally “Hundred Yue”), a collective name for various ethnic groups which inhabited Southern China. The kanji spellings 唐土 and 唐 are jukujikun (熟字訓), literally meaning “Tang land” and “Tang” respectively. Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨mo₂ro₂ ko₁si⟩}} ⟨mo₂ro₂ ko₁si⟩, {{IPAfont|⟨moro₂ko₁si⟩}} ⟨moro₂ko₁si⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=もろこし}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{af|ja|諸|越|pos1=prefix meaning "many"|tr1=moro-|tr2=koshi}} 諸 (moro-, prefix meaning "many") + 越 (koshi), {{lang|ja|唐土}} 唐土, {{lang|ja|唐}} 唐, {{sortkey|ja|もろこし}} もろこし, {{juku}} jukujikun (熟字訓) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} もろこし • (Morokoshi)
  1. (archaic) China Tags: archaic Synonyms: 唐土, , , 中国 [modern]
    Sense id: en-もろこし-ja-name-EENoKQMv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [mo̞ɾo̞ko̞ɕi] Forms: morokoshi [romanization]
Etymology: ⟨mo₂ro₂ ko₁si⟩ → ⟨moro₂ko₁si⟩ → */morəkosi/ → /morokoɕi/ From Old Japanese, first attested in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE). Originally a compound of 諸 (moro-, prefix meaning "many") + 越 (koshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 越す (kosu, “to cross (over)”), by reinterpretation of kun-reading 越 (koshi) from on-reading of 越 (Etsu). The compound refers to the 百越 (Bǎi Yuè, “Baiyue”, literally “Hundred Yue”), a collective name for various ethnic groups which inhabited Southern China. The kanji spellings 唐土 and 唐 are jukujikun (熟字訓), literally meaning “Tang land” and “Tang” respectively. Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨mo₂ro₂ ko₁si⟩}} ⟨mo₂ro₂ ko₁si⟩, {{IPAfont|⟨moro₂ko₁si⟩}} ⟨moro₂ko₁si⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=もろこし}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{af|ja|諸|越|pos1=prefix meaning "many"|tr1=moro-|tr2=koshi}} 諸 (moro-, prefix meaning "many") + 越 (koshi), {{lang|ja|唐土}} 唐土, {{lang|ja|唐}} 唐, {{sortkey|ja|もろこし}} もろこし, {{juku}} jukujikun (熟字訓) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} もろこし • (morokoshi)
  1. (archaic) any objects imported from China Tags: archaic Derived forms: もろこしきび (morokoshi kibi)
    Sense id: en-もろこし-ja-noun-MHkX8KRU Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 39 61 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 30 70 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 77 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

soft-redirect

  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-もろこし-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8

Alternative forms

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) any objects imported from China"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "もろこし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞ɾo̞ko̞ɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Baiyue",
    "Daijisen",
    "Man'yōshū",
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "もろこし"
}

{
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "蜀黍"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "もろこし"
}

Download raw JSONL data for もろこし meaning in Japanese (6.0kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "もろこし"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "もろこし",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "もろこし"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "もろこし",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (58c391d and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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