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五十嵐

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あらし > がらし
Grade: S
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun kun'yomi

Etymology

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Originally a compound of 五十 (i-, fifty, combining form) +‎ (ga, Old Japanese genitive particle) +‎ (arashi, storm), with the initial a of arashi dropped due to lack of vowel clusters in Old Japanese, hence the literal meaning "fifty storms".

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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五十()(がらし) (Igarashi

  1. a surname