あっし

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
私わたし

Contraction of あたし (atashi).

First cited to a text from 1908.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あっし [àsshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɕːi]

Pronoun

あっし • (asshi) 

1. [from 1908] first person singular pronoun: I, me

Usage notes

• Mainly used by dashing males and craftsmen.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of あっし – see the following entries.

【圧死あっし】 [noun] death by crushing [verb] to die by crushing

(This term, あっし (asshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 遏止.)