Etymology

dashi

Da·shi
D2A1S1H4I1

Today it means: A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp. Full definition →

Japanese 出汁
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dashi · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from出汁“essence, dashi soup”
  2. English todaydashi

From Japanese 出汁 (dashi, “essence, dashi soup”) (hiragana だし), from noun form of 出す (dasu, “to draw, to extract”).

Dashi · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from大石
  2. English todayDashi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大石 (Dàshí).

Dashi · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from大溪
  2. English todayDashi

From the Mandarin Phonetic Symbols II romanization of the Mandarin 大溪 (Dàxī).

Words from the same roots

Mandarin大溪 all →

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