こめじるし

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 米 (kome, “rice, uncooked rice”) +‎ 印 (shirushi, “mark, symbol”). The shirushi changes to jirushi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). From the similarity in shape between the 米 character and the ※ (※) symbol.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞me̞ʑiɾɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

こめじるし • (komejirushi)

米印: the Japanese symbol ※ (※) similar in function and appearance to the asterisk
米印: (more generally) an asterisk

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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