きそ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of きそ – see the following entries.
基礎
[noun] base, basis, foundation, ground, root
[noun] (construction, architecture) foundation
起訴
[noun] prosecution
[verb] to indict
(This term, きそ (kiso), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as きそ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きそ.)

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Etymology 2

Proper noun

きそ • (Kiso

  1. 木曽: the area around the upper part of Kiso River, west of the Kiso Mountains; a Japanese surname

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲiso̞]

Noun

きそ • (kiso

  1. (dialectal, Akita, Yamagata) synonym of (kuso)

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