のみ
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spelling |
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| 而已 (archaic) |
⟨no2mi2⟩ → */nəmɨ/ → /nomi/
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1]
Possibly a compound of の (no, “case particle”) + 身 (mi, “body”).[1]
Derived terms
- のみか (nomi ka)
- のみならず (nomi narazu)
- 音にのみ (oto ni nomi)
- 斯のみ (kakunomi)
- 然のみ (sanomi)
- 其れのみ (sorenomi)
Idioms
- 人はパンのみにて生くる者に非ず (hito wa pan nomi ni te ikuru mono ni arazu)
Etymology 2
| Alternative spelling |
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| 蚤 |

Possibly derived from 飲み (nomi), the nominalized 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 飲む (nomu, “to drink”), from the way that fleas drink the host's blood.
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ノミ.
Derived terms
- 蚤の市 (nomi no ichi): a flea market
Idioms
- 蚤が茶臼 (nomi ga chausu): “[like] a flea [carrying] a tea mortar” → a metaphor for an unreasonable or infeasible hope
Etymology 3
| Alternative spelling |
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| 鑿 |
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- chisel used for wood
Synonyms
- (used for metal) たがね (tagane)
Etymology 4
| Alternative spellings |
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| 飲み 吞み |
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Verb
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- stem or continuative form of のむ (nomu) [godan]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [no̞mʲi]
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
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References
- “のみ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN