めじろおし

Japanese
Alternative spelling
目白押し

Etymology

From 目白(めじろ) (mejiro, “Japanese white-eye”, tree) + 押(お)し (oshi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 押(お)す (osu).), in reference to the supposed behavior of the tree.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) めじろおし [mèjíróóshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞ʑiɾo̞ːɕi]

Noun

めじろおし • (mejiro-oshi) ←めじろおし (meziroosi)?

  1. thronging of a crowd

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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