むしぼし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
虫干し

Etymology

From (むし) (mushi, bug) + () (hoshi, drying, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (hosu, to dry).).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しぼし [mùshíbóshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ɕibo̞ɕi]

Noun

むしぼし • (mushiboshi

  1. drying out (books, clothes, etc.) to keep bugs away

Verb

むしぼしする • (mushiboshi surusuru (stem むしぼし (mushiboshi shi), past むしぼしした (mushiboshi shita))

  1. to dry out (books, clothes, etc.) to keep bugs away

Conjugation

References

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