ブラシ

Japanese

Alternative forms

ブラッシュ (burasshu)

Etymology

From English brush.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ブラシ [búꜜràshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) ブラシ [bùráꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

ブラシ • (burashi)

brush (an implement consisting of bristles attached to a handle)
Synonym: 刷子 (hake)

Derived terms

歯(は)ブラシ (haburashi, “toothbrush”)
爪(つめ)ブラシ (tsume burashi, “fingernail brush”)

See also

ヘアブラシ (heaburashi, “hairbrush”)
筆(ふで) (fude, “calligraphy brush”)
毛筆(もうひつ) (mōhitsu, “calligraphy brush; paint brush”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN