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ちゅらがさ【清ら瘡・美ら瘡】 : churagasa | define meaning
churagasa
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕuɾaɡasa]
Definition
Noun
- Smallpox; variola
Etymology
Derived from the adjective ちゅらさん【清らさん・美らさん】 churasan "beautiful; clean", and the rendaku form of the word かさ【瘡】 kasa "pox; pustule".
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 清ら瘡 美ら瘡 |
Kana | ちゅらがさ |
Romanization | churagasa |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕuɾaɡasa] |
意味:てんねんとう【天然痘】
Categories:
清ら瘡
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ちゅらがさ【清ら瘡・美ら瘡】 : churagasa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/755/churagasa/.