けし

See also: けす, げし, and げじ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of けし – see the following entries.
【芥子】
[noun] [from early 800s] (prefixed to nouns) something tiny
[noun] [from 940] (archaic) synonym of 芥子菜 (karashina): the Indian mustard, Brassica juncea
[noun] [from 1400s] the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum; more broadly, any other species of the Papaver genus; a poppy
[noun] [from 1800s] short for 芥子玉 (keshidama): a dyeing pattern with lined rows of dots
[noun] [date uncertain] an armor decoration in the form of studs resembling poppy seeds
[noun] [from 1785] short for 芥子坊主 (keshi bōzu): an infant hairstyle with only the hair in the top of the head unshaven, resembling the hull remains of a poppy fruit
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spellings
罌粟, ケシ
【消し】
[noun] (in compounds) short for 消しゴム (keshigomu, “rubber eraser”)
[noun] (in compounds) thing that erases.
[noun] (mostly in compounds) act of erasing
[verb] stem or continuative form of 消す (kesu, “to erase”) [godan]
(This term, けし (keshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
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