増し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
増
ま
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
增し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 増(ま)す (masu).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

増(ま)し or 増(マ)し • (mashi) 

  1. increase, extra

Adjective

増(ま)し or 増(マ)し • (mashi) -na (adnominal 増(ま)しな (mashi na), adverbial 増(ま)しに (mashi ni))

  1. better, less objectionable, preferable
    死(し)ぬ方(ほう)が屈(くつ)辱(じょく)を受(う)けるよりもましだ。
    Shinu hō ga kutsujoku o ukeru yori mo mashi da.
    Death is preferable to dishonour.

Inflection

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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