日和

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See also: 白和

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
日 和
ひ
Grade: 1 		より
Grade: 3
kun'yomi irregular

Thought to be derived from 日 (hi, “sun”) +‎ 寄り (yori, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 寄る (yoru), “to draw near”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

The use of 和 for "calm" is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Noun

日(ひ)和(より) • (hiyori) 

  1. weather (conditions)
    Synonym: 天気 (tenki)
  2. a clear sky, nice weather
    Synonym: 晴天 (seiten)
  3. a circumstance, situation
  4. Short for 日和下駄 (hiyori geta): clogs for use in dry weather
Derived terms
Derived terms
Idioms

Suffix

日和(びより) • (-biyori) 

  1. (figurative) perfect weather for an activity
    散歩(さんぽ)日和(びより)
    sanpo-biyori
    good day for a walk outside
Derived terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

日(ひ)和(より) • (Hiyori) 

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
日 和
にわ
Grade: 1 Grade: 3
irregular

From a poem in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE, a shift in meaning from Old Japanese 庭 (⟨nipa⟩ → niwa, “area → wide open sea”):

  • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 3, by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro poem 256 by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro:
    , text here
    飼飯(けひの)海(うみ)乃(の)庭(には)好(よく)有之(あらし)苅薦(かりこも)乃(の)乱(みだれて)出(いづ)所見(みゆ)海人(あまの)釣(つり)船(ぶね) [Man'yōgana]
    笥飯(けひ)の海(うみ)の庭(には)よくあらし刈(かり)薦(ごも)の乱(みだ)れて出(い)づ見(み)ゆ海人(あま)の釣(つ)り船(ぶね) [Modern spelling]
    Kehi-no-umi no niwa yoku arashi karigomo no midarete izu miyu ama no tsuribune
    The fishing grounds at Kehi must be yielding their riches today; scattering about on the waves, like freshly cut reeds, I can see the boats of fishermen.[2]

The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).

Noun

日和(にわ) • (niwa) ←には (nifa)?

  1. (archaic) calm sea
  2. (archaic) calm weather
  3. (archaic) good mood
    Synonym: 機嫌 (kigen)

Proper noun

日和(にわ) • (Niwa) ←には (Nifa)?

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Marc P. Keane, Haruzo Ohashi, photography (2012) Japanese Garden Design‎, illustrated edition, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN
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