やさき

Japanese

Alternative spelling
矢先

Etymology

From 矢(や) (ya) + 先(さき) (saki).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やさき [yàsákí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) やさき​ [yàsákíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠sa̠kʲi]

Noun

やさき • (yasaki) ^{←やさき (yasaki)?}

1. arrowhead
2. beginning; just as one starts