つい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Possibly related to 付き (tsuki) , with a semantic transition of “to attach” to “near”.

Adverb

つい • (tsui) 

  1. just now; quite near
  2. just now without thinking / subconsciously

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 對 (MC twojH).

Counter

つい • (-tsui) 

  1. 対: items that come in pairs; sets

Noun

つい • (tsui) 

  1. 対: pair
  2. 終: end
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