まっさら

Japanese

Alternative spelling
真っ新

Etymology

Has the same intervening s found in 真っ青 (massao).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っさ [màssáꜜrà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠sːa̠ɾa̠]

Adjective

まっさら • (massara-na (adnominal まっさら (massara na), adverbial まっさら (massara ni))

  1. brand-new; untouched; unused

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN