とし

See also: とじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of とし – see the following entries.
1
[noun] (obsolete) grain, particularly rice
[noun] (obsolete) a grain harvest, a grain crop
[noun] a year
[noun] age
[noun] (specifically) used to describe the age of someone who should not do things inappropriate for their age
Alternative spelling
都市
[noun] city; town
杜詩
[noun] (poetry) poetry of Du Fu
妬視
[noun] (literary, uncommon) looking with envy
[verb] (literary, uncommon) to look enviously
徒死
[noun] dying in vain
[verb] to die in vain
けいJ
[proper noun] a male given name
Alternative spelling
さとし
(This term, とし (toshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as とし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とし.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
利し
鋭し
敏し
聆し
疾し
捷し

Adjective

とし • (toshi-ku

  1. 利し, 鋭し: sharp
  2. 敏し, 聆し: smart, clever
  3. 疾し, 捷し: fast, quick
  4. 疾し, 鋭し: powerful, intense
Derived terms

Inflection