どす

noun

dagger; dirk; knife

Refers to a short-bladed weapon, often associated with yakuza or criminal contexts.

• 彼かれは懐ふところにどすを隠かくし持もっていた。

  He was carrying a dagger hidden in his breast pocket.

noun

threatening tone; menacing quality

Describes a voice or manner that carries a veiled threat; derived from 脅す (おどす).

See also: 脅す

• 彼かれの声こえにはどすが効きいていた。

  There was a threatening edge to his voice.

prefix

muddy; turbid; murky; unclear

Prefix used in a few compounds to indicate muddiness or turbidity, e.g., どす黒い (dark and muddy).

• どす黒ぐろい雲くもが空そらを覆おおった。

  Murky dark clouds covered the sky.

auxiliary

be; is

Only with reading どす

Polite copula in Kyoto dialect, abbreviated from でおす. Used at the end of sentences.

See also: おす

• これ、美味おいしいどす。

  This is delicious. (Kyoto dialect)