青海原

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See also: 靑海原

Japanese

Kanji in this term
青 海 原
あお
Grade: 1 		Grade: 2 はら > ばら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
靑海原 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

From 青 (ao, “blue”) +‎ 海原 (unabara, “wide ocean”).

Pronunciation

Noun

青海原(あおうなばら) • (aounabara) ←あをうなばら (awounabara)?

  1. the vast, blue ocean
    • c. 935, Ki no Tsurayuki, Tosa Nikki
      あをうなばらふりさけ見(み)れば春日(かすが)なる三(み)笠(かさ)の山(やま)にいでし月(つき)かも
      aounabara furisakemireba Kasuga naru Mikasa-no-yama ni ideshi tsuki ka mo
      Gazing afar across the wide, blue ocean, the moon rises over Mount Mikasa in Kasuga.
    Synonym: 青海 (aoumi)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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