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otsu¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 乙 (“second”).

adjective

  1. not comparable In Old Japanese, one of two sets of vowels of uncertain pronunciation which fell together in modern Japanese. Later—during the ninth century—the kō and otsu groups did come to be used interchangeably.

Otsu²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 大津 (Ōtsu).

proper noun Ōtsu

  1. The capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Translations

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name a city of Japan

한국어오쓰 Osseu
日本語大津 Ōtsu
中文大津 Dàjīn
हिन्दीओत्सु otsu
РусскийО́цу Ócu
Tiếng ViệtŌtsu
العربيةأُوتْسُو ʔūtsū

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"otsu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/otsu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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otsu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/otsu

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@misc{otsu_2026,
  title = {otsu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/otsu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}