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ぐすく【御塞】 : gusuku | define meaning
gusuku
Pronunciation: [ɡusu̥ku]
Definition
Noun
- Stone wall
Etymology
Derived from the honorific prefix ぐ【御】 gu- and the term すく【塞】 suku "fortress". Attested in the Omoro Saushi (1531-1623). Cognate to modern Japanese そく【塞】 soku "blockage". Ultimately from Chinese 【塞】 "block; fortress" (cf. Cantonese sak1 or choi3; Mandarin sāi, sài and sè; Vietnamese tắc or tái; Korean 색 saek and 새 sae), and thus also cognate to the Japanese variant さい sai "fort, fortress".
意味：いしがき【石垣】
御塞