猶予う

Etymology 1
→ * → →  →

From.

Read as いさよふ (isayopu) in the Nara Period. The lenited to  (more specifically, the bilabial fricative ) by the, with the  alternating with voiced. The medial then further lenited and disappeared, with the voiced  pronunciation becoming the dominant form.

Derived originally as a compound of. Appears in the ' of 712 and the ' of 759.

The kanji spelling is an example of, based on the synonymous 🇨🇬-derived term.

This word may be falling into disuse, and it is not included in some dictionaries.

Verb

 * 1)  to pause, to hesitate

Related terms

 * , : to tempt, to invite

Etymology 2
This kanji spelling is an example of, based on the synonymous 🇨🇬-derived term. This spelling is less common than.