🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
はしる : hashiru | define meaning
hashiru
Pronunciation: [haɕiɾu]
Definition
Noun
- Door
- はしるぐち【はしる口】
hashiru guchi
"Entrance", "Doorway", "Doorstep"
- はしるぐち【はしる口】
Etymology
Ultimately derived from はし【階】 hashi "stairs" and the rendaku form of と【戸】 to "door".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Door. Hashírree".
Notes
Variant: はしどぅ hashidu.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | はしる |
| Romanization | hashiru |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [haɕiɾu] |
意味：ドア、と【戸】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 25). はしる : hashiru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/699/hashiru/.