"匙" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

IPA: [çi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), hi [romanization]
Etymology: Likely an alteration of the kan'on reading shi: /si/ → /hi/ Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|ひ}} 匙(ひ) • (hi)
  1. spoon, scoop Categories (topical): Cutlery Derived forms: 円匙 (enpi) (ruby: (えん), ()) (english: a spoon-shaped spade for digging), 匙量 (hiryō) (ruby: (), (りょう)) (english: a spoonful, as when measuring medicine)
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-affix-U7Jsh1VC Disambiguation of Cutlery: 10 9 10 5 12 7 2 2 8 12 13 11 Categories (other): Japanese affixes
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Character

  1. spoon Tags: Hyōgai, kanji, uncommon
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-character-f0gOdEp5 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant transliterations, Uncommon kanji

Noun

IPA: [ka̠i] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (かい)), kai [romanization], kafi [romanization], かひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /kapi₁/ → /kapi/ → /kaɸi/ → /kahi/ → /kai/ From Old Japanese 貝 (kai, “shellfish, clam; clam shell”), from the way that clam shells were used as scoops. Etymology templates: {{l|und||/kapi₁/}} /kapi₁/, {{inh|ja|ojp|貝||shellfish, clam; clam shell|tr=kai}} Old Japanese 貝 (kai, “shellfish, clam; clam shell”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かい|hhira=かひ}} 匙(かい) • (kai) ^(←かひ (kafi)?)
  1. (obsolete) a scoop for food Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-noun-rUvsOA6P Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 0 17 20 6 5 6 3 1 23 7 7 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 0 19 20 7 6 6 3 1 23 5 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 8 0 11 14 8 6 11 6 2 16 8 8
  2. (archaic, rare) a wooden sword for training Tags: archaic, rare
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-noun-gy0Fh3Yv Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 0 17 20 6 5 6 3 1 23 7 7 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 0 19 20 7 6 6 3 1 23 5 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 8 0 11 14 8 6 11 6 2 16 8 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 飯匙: a rice scoop (īgai) (ruby: (いい), (がい)) [obsolete], 御台匙: a rice scoop (odaigai) (ruby: (), (だい), (がい)) [obsolete], 匙笥 (kaige) (ruby: (かい), ()) (english: a small bucket or basin used in the bath to scoop water from the tub to pour over oneself), 切匙, 狭匙, 刷匙 (sekkai) (ruby: (せっ), (かい), (せっ), (かい), (せっ), (かい)) (english: a scoop used to scrape off ground material stuck to the inner surface of a mortar)
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: [sa̠ʑi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (さじ)), saji [romanization]
Etymology: Originally a compound of 茶 (sa, “tea”, the tōon or Tang reading) + 匙 (ji, “spoon, scoop”). This on'yomi reading for a two-character term was then applied to the single-character 匙 spelling, and re-interpreted as kun'yomi. Etymology templates: {{lang|ja|匙}} 匙, {{compound|ja|茶|匙|pos1=the tōon or Tang reading|sort=さじ|t1=tea|t2=spoon, scoop|tr1=sa|tr2=ji}} 茶 (sa, “tea”, the tōon or Tang reading) + 匙 (ji, “spoon, scoop”), {{lang|ja|匙}} 匙 Head templates: {{ja-noun|さじ}} 匙(さじ) • (saji)
  1. spoon, scoop used for food Categories (topical): Cutlery Synonyms (spoon, scoop): スプーン (supūn)
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-noun-BmQ0TIke Disambiguation of Cutlery: 10 9 10 5 12 7 2 2 8 12 13 11 Disambiguation of 'spoon, scoop': 59 40 0 1
  2. more specifically, a spoon or scoop used for compounding medicine
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-noun-4OdvpV5i
  3. by extension, medicine
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-noun-IucHv1vZ Categories (other): Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 8 0 11 14 8 6 11 6 2 16 8 8
  4. by further extension, a doctor Synonyms (doctor): 医者 (isha) (ruby: (), (しゃ))
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-noun-Gp157U6- Disambiguation of 'doctor': 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 蓮華: literally (renge), the similarity shape (english: lotus leaf), (kusuri) (ruby: (くすり)) [medicine, sciences] Related terms: 匙の先より口の先: “not so much the tip of their spoon (saji no saki yori kuchi no saki), as the tip of their tongue” → a pejorative comment about a doctor, stating that they are better at flattery and speaking nicely, than they are at actual medical treatment, 匙を投げる: → to throw in the towel (saji o nageru) (english: to throw the [medicine] spoon), to give up
Etymology number: 5 Derived forms: 石匙: a stone spoon (neolithic), scoop, 大匙: a large spoon (ōsaji), a ladle, a tablespoon, a unit of measure of 15ml, 御匙: a spoon (o-saji) (english: polite speech), a doctor (english: especially one tending to a high-ranking samurai family), 御匙医師: a doctor (o-saji ishi) (ruby: (), (さじ), (), ()) (english: especially one tending to a high-ranking samurai family), 香匙 (kō saji) (ruby: (こう), (さじ)) (english: an incense scoop), 小匙: a small spoon (kosaji), a teaspoon, a unit of measure of 5ml, 匙沢瀉, 匙面高: a perennial flowering plant (sajiomodaka), Alisma plantago-aquatica var. orientale (english: common water plantain, mad-dog weed), 匙加減: literally (sajikagen), the degree of skill in compounding medicine (english: spoon moderation), a doctor's method of treatment, the balance of flavor in a dish, knack, finesse in doing something, 匙が回る:: → to be skillful at compounding medicine (saji ga mawaru) (ruby: (さじ), (まわ)) (english: the spoon goes around) [idiomatic], 匙先: literally (sajisaki), the degree of skill in compounding medicine (english: spoon tip), a doctor's skill in treatment, 匙を投げる:: → throw in the towel (saji o nageru) (ruby: (さじ), ()) (english: throw the spoon) [idiomatic], 茶匙: a teaspoon (cha saji) (english: a spoon used for tea), 角匙: a spoon made from horn (tsuno saji), used historically when working with medicine, 灰匙 (hai saji) (ruby: (はい), (さじ)) (english: a spoon or scoop used to scoop out ashes from the brazier used for tea ceremony), 浜匙: a perennial plant (hamasaji), Limonium tetragonum (alt: autumn statice or square-stem statice), 一匙飯: a single scoop of cooked rice (hitosaji meshi) (ruby: (ひと), (さじ), (めし)) (english: viewed as inadequate and bad luck to eat just this amount, with some superstitions that eating just this would cause one to become a stepmother or stepchild)

Noun

IPA: [ɕa̠ʑi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (しゃじ)), shaji [romanization]
Etymology: Appears to be an alteration of saji above: [sad͡ʑi] → [ɕad͡ʑi] Head templates: {{ja-noun|しゃじ}} 匙(しゃじ) • (shaji)
  1. spoon
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-noun-f0gOdEp5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Noun

IPA: [sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (すくい)), sukui [romanization], sukufi [romanization], すくひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Alternative spelling of 掬い (sukui, “scoop”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 掬う (sukuu, “to scoop”). Rare. Only found in compounds. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|掬い||scoop|tr=sukui}} 掬い (sukui, “scoop”), {{m|ja|連用形||continuative or stem form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”), {{m|ja|掬う||to scoop|tr=sukuu}} 掬う (sukuu, “to scoop”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|すくい|hhira=すくひ}} 匙(すくい) • (sukui) ^(←すくひ (sukufi)?)
  1. (rare) a scoop Tags: rare Categories (topical): Cutlery Derived forms: 香匙 (kōsukui) (ruby: (こう), (すくい)) (english: an incense scoop)
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-noun-rM8wek95 Disambiguation of Cutlery: 10 9 10 5 12 7 2 2 8 12 13 11 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 0 17 20 6 5 6 3 1 23 7 7 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 0 19 20 7 6 6 3 1 23 5 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 0 19 19 6 4 4 3 1 27 6 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 0 19 19 6 4 4 3 1 26 6 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 8 0 11 14 8 6 11 6 2 16 8 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 7 0 17 15 6 7 5 3 1 24 7 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 0 19 19 5 6 3 4 1 27 5 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Suffix

IPA: [d͡ʑi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), -ji [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 匙 (zhiɛ, “spoon”). The goon, so likely the earliest borrowing from Middle Chinese. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|匙||spoon|sort=じ|tr=zhiɛ}} Middle Chinese 匙 (zhiɛ, “spoon”), {{cog|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|じ}} 匙(じ) • (-ji)
  1. spoon, scoop Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Cutlery Derived forms: 香匙 (kyōji) (ruby: (きょう), ()) (english: a spoon or scoop used to scoop out incense), 火匙: a pair of tongs (koji), chopsticks (english: usually metal), used to handle live coal, burning incense
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-suffix-U7Jsh1VC Disambiguation of Cutlery: 10 9 10 5 12 7 2 2 8 12 13 11 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [ɕi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), -shi [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 匙 (zhiɛ, “spoon”). The kan'on, so a later borrowing. Compare modern Cantonese 匙 (ci⁴), Min Nan 匙 (sî). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=じ}} Middle Chinese, {{m|zh|匙||spoon|tr=zhiɛ}} 匙 (zhiɛ, “spoon”), {{cog|yue|匙|tr=ci⁴}} Cantonese 匙 (ci⁴), {{cog|nan|匙|tr=sî}} Min Nan 匙 (sî) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|し}} 匙(し) • (-shi)
  1. spoon, scoop Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Cutlery Derived forms: 円匙 (enshi) (ruby: (えん), ()) (english: a spoon-shaped spade for digging), 鑰匙: a key (yakushi) (ruby: (やく), ()) (english: from the vague similarity in shape to a spoon, with the bowl of the spoon as the handle of the key)
    Sense id: en-匙-ja-suffix-U7Jsh1VC1 Disambiguation of Cutlery: 10 9 10 5 12 7 2 2 8 12 13 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for 匙 meaning in Japanese (20.3kB)

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{
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "īgai",
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        [
          "匙",
          "がい"
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      ],
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      ],
      "word": "飯匙: a rice scoop"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "odaigai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "御",
          "お"
        ],
        [
          "台",
          "だい"
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          "匙",
          "がい"
        ]
      ],
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      "word": "御台匙: a rice scoop"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a small bucket or basin used in the bath to scoop water from the tub to pour over oneself",
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        [
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          "げ"
        ]
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      "word": "匙笥"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a scoop used to scrape off ground material stuck to the inner surface of a mortar",
      "roman": "sekkai",
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        ],
        [
          "匙",
          "かい"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せっ"
        ],
        [
          "匙",
          "かい"
        ],
        [
          "刷",
          "せっ"
        ],
        [
          "匙",
          "かい"
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      "english": "viewed as inadequate and bad luck to eat just this amount, with some superstitions that eating just this would cause one to become a stepmother or stepchild",
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          "一",
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          "匙",
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      "word": "stating that they are better at flattery and speaking nicely"
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      "word": "than they are at actual medical treatment"
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      "roman": "renge",
      "word": "蓮華: literally"
    },
    {
      "english": "lotus leaf",
      "word": "the similarity shape"
    },
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      "roman": "kusuri",
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      ],
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      "roman": "isha",
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          "者",
          "しゃ"
        ]
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    "ja:松村明"
  ],
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}

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      "english": "an incense scoop",
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        [
          "匙",
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      ],
      "word": "香匙"
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      "ipa": "[sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝi]"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). 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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