Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ね​じ [néꜜjì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ne̞d͡ʑi]

Noun

螺子 ‎(hiragana ねじ, romaji neji, historical hiragana ねぢ)

1. ****
2. spring or coil that can be winded such as that of a clock

Derived terms

• 螺子回 (ねじまわ)し ‎(nejimawashi): screwdriver

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ら​し [ráꜜshì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾ̠a̠ɕi]

Noun

螺子 ‎(hiragana らし, romaji rashi)

1. ****

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9