よし

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See also: よじ

Japanese

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Adverb

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よし (yoshi

  1. 縦し: so-so; even if

Interjection

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よし (yoshi

  1. 良し, 善し, 好し, 吉し, 佳し, 宜し: all right! OK!

Noun

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よし (yoshi

  1. , , : reason, significance
  2. ヨシ, , , : Alternative form of あし (ashi)
  3. 止し: quitting
  4. 余子: any child who is not the direct heir; any other person, someone else
  5. 余資, 余貲: extra capital, unused assets, remaining property
  6. 余矢: in trigonometry, the coversine(the difference between one and the sine of an angle: 1 - sin(angle))

Proper noun

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よし (Yoshi

  1. : a male given name

Old Japanese

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Etymology

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Combination of (yo, phrase-ending interjectory particle marking emphasis) +‎ (shi, phrase-ending interjectory particle marking admiration or exclamation).[1][2][3]

Particle

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よし (yoshi)

  1. indicates admiration or exclamation

Usage notes

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Only used at the end of phrases.

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN