みそっかす

みそっかす

Japanese

Alternative spellings
味噌っ滓 味噌滓

Alternative forms

• みそかす (misokasu)

Etymology

From 味噌(みそ) (miso, “miso”) + っ (') + 滓(かす) (kasu, “dregs”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みそっか​す [mìsókkáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [mʲiso̞k̚ka̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

みそっかす • (misokkasu) 

1. miso dregs
2. (by extension) child who is left out of activities

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN