おいわけ

Japanese
Alternative spellings
追い分け
追分け
追分 (most common)

Etymology

From 追(お)い (oi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 追(お)う (ou)) + 分(わ)け (wake, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 分(わ)ける (wakeru)).

Pronunciation

Noun

おいわけ • (oiwake) ←おひわけ (ofiwake)?

  1. fork in a road
  2. Short for 追分節 (oiwakebushi).
    「リンゴ追(おい)分(わけ)」
    “Ringo Oiwake”
    “Ringo Oiwake” (literally, “apple folk-song”), 1952 pop song

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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