したづみ
Japanese
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下積み |
Etymology
From 下 (shita) + 積み (tsumi, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 積む (tsumu).”). The tsumi changes to zumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) したづみ [shìtázúmí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕita̠zɨᵝmʲi]
Noun
したづみ • (shitazumi) ←したづみ (sitadumi)?
- at the bottom of a stack
- Antonym: 上積み (uwazumi)
- (figurative) at the bottom of a hierarchy, unable to shine
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN