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[おき(沖)·こと(言)·ば(葉)]
okikotoba
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[おき(沖)·ことば(詞)]
okikotoba
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Root Words:

[おき(沖) + こと(言)·ば(葉)]
oki + kotoba

English Meaning(s) for 沖言葉

noun
  1. euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)
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Meanings for each kanji in 沖言葉

» open sea; offing; rise high into sky
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» leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment; piece

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