安息日

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Chinese

to rest; to have a rest; to rest in peace
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
trad. (安息日) 安息 日
simp. #(安息日) 安息 日
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Noun

安息日

  1. Sabbath (Biblical seventh day)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
安 息 日
あん
Grade: 3 		そく
Grade: 3 		にち
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon

Compound of 安息 (ansoku, “rest”) +‎ 日 (nichi, “day”).[1][2]

First cited to 1867.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

安(あん)息(そく)日(にち) • (ansokunichi) 

  1. Sabbath (Biblical seventh day)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
安 息 日
あん
Grade: 3 		そく
Grade: 3 		ひ > び
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon kun'yomi

Compound of 安息 (ansoku, “rest”) +‎ 日 (hi, “day”).[1][2] The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First cited to the 日本百科大辞典 (Nippon Hyakka Dai Jiten, “Big Encyclopedia of Japan”), published 1908–1919.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

安(あん)息(そく)日(び) • (ansokubi) 

  1. Sabbath (Biblical seventh day)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
安 息 日
あん
Grade: 3 		そく
Grade: 3 		じつ
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon kan'on

Compound of 安息 (ansoku, “rest”) +‎ 日 (jitsu, “day”).[1][2]

First cited to 1892.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

安(あん)息(そく)日(じつ) • (ansokujitsu) 

  1. Sabbath (Biblical seventh day)
Usage notes

There is some disagreement among dictionaries regarding which is the main reading.

  • The Kokugo Dai Jiten,[1] Dajisen,[5] and Daijirin[2] all list ansokunichi as the main reading, with ansokujitsu and ansokubi as alternatives.
  • The Shin Meikai fifth edition lists ansokubi as the main reading, with ansokujitsu as an alternative.[4]
  • The NHK Hatsuon Akusento Jiten lists ansokubi as the only reading.[3]

The Kokugo Dai Jiten says Christians today use ansokunichi, although Catholics used ansokujitsu in the past.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  6. ^ 精選版 日本国語大辞典 (Seisen-ban Nihon Kokugo Dai-jiten)‎ (in Japanese), Shogakukan, (Can we date this quote?)
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