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つくし
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Meanings
Noun
1. Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo) (Historical)
2. Kyūshū (Archaic)
Other spellings
筑紫つくし
Kanji in other spellings
筑ancient harp紫purple
Pitch accent
つくし
Used in vocabulary
つくしがも
common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Noun
筑紫つくし箏ごと
Tsukushi-goto (earliest school of solo koto music); Tsukushi school; koto used in Tsukushi-goto music
Noun
あかつくしがも
ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea); ruddy sheldrake
Noun
黒くろ赤あか筑紫つくし鴨がも
paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata); paradise duck; pūtangitangi
Noun
Examples1
You go to the Chikushi river.