浮巣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浮 巣
うき
Grade: S 		す
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
浮巢 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "floating nest".

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うきす [ùkísú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟kʲisɨ]
  • (Kyoto) うきす [úkísú] (Kōki – [0])[1]

Noun

浮(うき)巣(す) • (ukisu) 

  1. [from 1170] a grebe's nest
  2. [from 1892] (stall merchant cant) a boat; also the act of riding a boat
  3. [from 1792] (stallkeeper or thief cant) a pickpocketer or thief that works on a boat
  4. [from 1775] (dialect, Chūbu, Kansai) synonym of 目高 (medaka)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
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