Oashiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

The pen name, Ichiyo, is a pun on the fact that she was force to suffer from poverty (having no oashi [money]), and on the anecdote of Darma, who made a voyage to China on a boat made of a leaf (ichiyo) of reed (in Japanese, "ashi") and later lost his hands and legs (in Japanese, "Ashi").発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

一葉という筆名は、当時困窮していた事（お足が無い）と一枚の葦の葉の舟に乗って中国へ渡り後に手足を失った達磨の逸話に引っ掛けたものである。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

One of such opinions is that because it keeps for a long time, surume is a symbol of happiness that lasts for many years, another one is that since the Muromachi period, money has been referred to as 'oashi' (legs) whereby surume with many legs (tentacles) brings good fortune.発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

日持ちの良い食品であることから末永く幸せが続くという意味とする説、室町時代の頃からお金を「お足」といい、足の多いスルメは縁起が良いとする説などがある。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス