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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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あい Grade: 3 |
つち > づち Jinmeiyō |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]From あい (ai-, “mutual, together”) +
Noun
[edit]- (archaic, smithing) (two persons) hammering an object at the same time [from 13th century]
- [c. 1288, Chiribukuro, volume 8:
鍛冶 があひつちと云 ふは、二人 むかひてうつゆへ歟- Kaji ga aizuchi to iu wa, futari mukai de utsu yue yo
- When a blacksmith says aizuchi they mean two people working face-to-face]
- (construction) a large hammer used to drive a ridgepole, beam, or other large member [from 16th century]
- customary signals made during a conversation to indicate comprehension or attentiveness; backchannelling [from 17th century]
Usage notes
[edit]In Japanese culture it is considered polite and necessary to indicate while listening that you are in fact listening. In this sense
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: aizuchi
References
[edit]- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- “あい‐づち
”, in
日本 国語 大 辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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