ぶす

See also: ふず

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

ぶす or ブス • (busu) ←ぶす (busu)?

  1. [from 1970] an ugly woman; a hag
    1. (by extension, derogatory) ugly; hag (generic term of abuse) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ぶす – see the following entry.
【付子】
[noun] alternative form of 付子 (bushi, “the lateral roots of aconite, used as medicine”)
[noun] a hated thing
Alternative spelling
附子
(This term, ぶす (busu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ぶす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぶす.

References

  1. ^ Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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