つい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Possibly related to 付き (tsuki) , with a semantic transition of “to attach” to “near”.

Adverb

つい • (tsui) 

  1. just now; quite near
  2. just now without thinking / subconsciously

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 對 (MC twojH).

For pronunciation and definitions of つい – see the following entries.
【対】3
[counter] items that come in pairs
[counter] sets of furniture etc.
[noun] pair
【終】3
[noun] end, conclusion
[noun] end-of-life, death
Alternative spellings
竟, 遂
(This term, つい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as つい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つい.)
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