早稲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
早	稲
わせ
Grade: 1	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
早稻 (kyūjitai) 早生

From Old Japanese. First cited to the Man'yōshu of circa 759 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *wasay.

Standalone form of wasa- below.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) わせ [wáꜜsè] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠se̞]

Noun

早稲(わせ) • (wase)

rice maturing early

Derived terms

早稲田(わせだ) (waseda)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
早	稲
わさ
Grade: 1	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
早稻 (kyūjitai) 早

Combining form of etymology 1.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠sa̠]

Prefix

早稲(わさ) • (wasa-)

maturing early (of crops)

References

“早稲・早生”, 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
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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