🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinoerabu, Okinawa)
ふし【星】 : fushi | define meaning
fushi
Pronunciation: [ɸuɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Star
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ほし【星】 hoshi "star".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Stars. Foóshee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 星 |
| Kana | ふし |
| Romanization | fushi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸuɕi] |
意味：ほし【星】
Categories:
星
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 25). ふし【星】 : fushi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3179/fushi/.