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あがい・あんがい・あか゚い【東・上い】 : angai · anngai | define meaning
angai · anngai
Pronunciation: [ˀaŋai]
Definition
Noun
- East; eastern; eastward; in the east
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese あがり【上り】 agari "ascent; rise". The semantic shift from "ascent; rise" to "east" is a small feat when considering that the term would have been used to denote the direction where the sun rises, ascends.
意味:ひがし【東】
東