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うーきす【請書・請き書】 : uukisu | define meaning

uukisu

Pronunciation: [ʔuːkisu]

Definition

Noun

Letter of acknowledgement; order acknowledgment; invoice; receipt

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うけしょ【請書・請け書】 ukesho "letter of acknowledgment".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ううきし𛃥」請書（ウケシヨ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	請書請き書
Kana	うーきす
Romanization	uukisu
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔuːkisu]

意味：うけしょ【請書・請け書】

+ amend/report

請書

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 22). うーきす【請書・請き書】 : uukisu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7755/uukisu/.