あしからず

Japanese
Alternative spelling
悪しからず

Etymology

Negative of 悪(あ)し (ashi, “bad”, classical adjective).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あしか​らず [àshíkáꜜràzù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɕi̥ka̠ɾa̠zɨᵝ]

Phrase

あしからず • (ashikarazu) 

  1. unfortunately
  2. a set phrase typically used at the end of letters, prefaces, etc. asking the reader not to take the writer’s words badly

Adjective

あしからず • (ashikarazu) 

  1. (Classical Japanese) negative of あし

References
  1. 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
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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