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kun'yomi

Etymology

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From Old Japanese.

Appears to be cognate with an op- stem that also derives modern 大きい (ōkii, big, large), 多い (ōi, many), and possibly 覆う (ōu, to cover).

Verb

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生ふ(おう) (ouおふ (ofu)?intransitive nidan

  1. (of plants or trees, archaic) to grow large, spring up
    • 905914, Kokin Wakashū (book 8, poem 365; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 16)
      (たち)わかれいなばの(やま)(みね)おふる(まつ)としきかば(いま)かへりこむ
      tachiwakare Inaba-no-yama no mine ni ouru matsu to shi kikaba ima kaerikon
      I leave Mount Inaba with pines growing on its peak. If I hear you say “pine (wait),” I will surely return right away!

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Old Japanese

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Etymology

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Appears to be cognate with an op- stem that also derives the stem (opo-, big, large) and possibly the verb 覆ふ (opu, to cover).

Verb

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生ふ (opu) (kana おふ)

  1. (of plants or trees) to grow large, spring up

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  • Japanese: 生ふ (ou)
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