おおし

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
多し

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɕi]

Adjective

おおし • (ōshiおほし (ofosi)?-ku

  1. Classical Japanese and literary form of おおい (ōi)
    (こい)(おお)(おんな)
    koi ōki onna
    (modern language) woman involved in romance
    ()()(おお)(ちゅう)()
    jiko ōshi chūi
    (modern language) frequent accidents—beware
Inflection

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of おおし – see the following entry.
S
[adverb] about, generally, in general
(This term, おおし (ōshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おおし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おおし.)