Re:Watashiato
by TeeTwoLee on Sunday October 23, 2022 @04:43PM
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This initially confused me. I assumed the dictionary of obscure sorrows was a list of existing words for obscure sorrows, but I know watashi ato means “I” “after” literally in Japanese so it didn’t sound like a real word. The words in the blog are actually invented to describe obscure sorrows.
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Ato using Kanji 跡 can also mean trace, track, mark. Which fits the definition better.
When I saw this word I first thought of "ashi-ato" (footprint). I think the word was probably made to evoke this meaning.
I thought of 傷跡 kizuato, which means "scar", but literally "remains of a wound". So watashiato as "what remains of me" seems to make sense.
watashi can be 渡し rather than 私, which means "to pass"
I can't find a dictionary definition for 渡し跡, but you can find a few blog articles talking about old places that use this word. I think it might be an older Japanese word.
https://shinsengumi-kanko.com/nagareyama-noda/yakkarawatashi...