江差

Chinese

river
differ from; short of; to lack
differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
 
trad. (江差)
simp. #(江差)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese ()(さし) (esashi).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

江差

  1. () Esashi (a town in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
さし
Grade: 4
kun'yomi irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Ainu エサウㇱイ (esaus i), meaning "place where the head is on the beach" or "the cape".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞sa̠ɕi]

Proper noun

()(さし) • (Esashi

  1. Esashi (a town in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan)