🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
んじゃさん【苦さん】 : njasan | define meaning
njasan
Pronunciation: [n̩d͡ʑasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Bitter
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese にがい【苦い】 nigai "bitter".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bitter, Injássa".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 苦さん |
| Kana | んじゃさん |
| Romanization | njasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [n̩d͡ʑasaŋ̍] |
意味：にがい【苦い】
Categories:
苦さん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). んじゃさん【苦さん】 : njasan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/970/njasan/.