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Akashi

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[ah-kah-shee] / ɑˈkɑ ʃi /

noun

  1. a city on W Honshu, in Japan.


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"This could streamline the hardware and software development process, making it more efficient and effective," concludes Akashi.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

Moving outside to a concrete patio lined with tall bamboo, Akashi lifts, with some effort, a lump of dull, pinkish stone about the size of a large baby.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2022

Los Angeles-based artist Kelly Akashi is known for her hybrid works that blend traditional craft techniques with contemporary materials and concepts.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022

“Mom said, instead of her, I would go to the shops today,” 3-year-old Yuka tells a shopkeeper in the coastal city of Akashi as she buys udon noodles for a family meal.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

He took up a kin and asked her to play and sing with him; but she did not touch it, saying that she could not play it so well as the maiden of Akashi.

From Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan by Wilson, Epiphanius