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いろは

いろは

Japanese

Noun

いろは (romaji iroha)

  1. mother
    • 母 尔雅云、母爲妣、卑履反、去聲之重、和名波々、日本紀私記云、以路波[3]
Synonyms
  • (あも, amo)
  • (おも, omo)
  • (はは, haha)
  • (かか, kaka)
  • 母さん (かあさん, kaasan)

Etymology 2

From the pangrammatic poem.[1][2] See Iroha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

いろは (romaji iroha)

  1. 伊呂波, 以呂波, 色葉: a traditional ordering system for kana

References

  1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 931938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 1, page 116: