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Adashi can mean other or different
The classical Japanese adjective adashi means other or different and can be written 他し or 異し. An unusual grammatical feature is its use in the terminal form directly before nouns.
Three unfamiliar sounds hold an old way to say other.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10