茜さす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
茜
あかね
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Derived from 茜 (akane, “madder (dye) → red”) +‎ 差す (sasu, “to illuminate, shine”). [1][2]

First cited in the Man'yōshū of roughly 759 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

Adnominal

茜(あかね)さす • (akane sasu) 

  1. shining brilliantly, allusion to 昼 (hiru, “daytime”), 光 (hikari, “light”), 朝日 (asahi, “morning sun”), etc.
  2. glowing sappanwood red, allusion to 周防 (Suō, a placename, especially Suō Province)
    puns to 蘇芳 (suō, “sappanwood red”) in reference to Suō

Quotations

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Derived terms

Phrase

茜(あかね)さす • (akane sasu) 

  1. shining or glowing madder red

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:茜さす.

Noun

茜(あかね)さす • (akane sasu) 

  1. (archaic women's speech) Synonym of 日の出 (hinode): the sunrise

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Old Japanese

Etymology

Derived from 茜 (akane, “madder (dye) → red”) +‎ 差す (sasu, “to illuminate, shine”).[1][2]

First cited in the Man'yōshū of roughly 759 CE.[1]


Adnominal

茜さす (akane sasu) (kana あかねさす)

  1. shining brilliantly, allusion to 日 (pi1, “sun, day”), 晝 (pi1ru, “daytime”), or 照る (teru, “to shine”)
  2. glowing madder red, allusion to 紫 (murasaki1, “purple gromwell → purple”) or 紫野 (murasaki1no1, “murasaki field”)
  3. reddish face, allusion to 君 (ki1mi1, “you; person of high respect”)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:茜さす.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: 茜さす (akane sasu)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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