茜さす

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”).

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠ne̞ sa̠sɨᵝ]

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

• 茜(あかね)さし (akane sashi)

Phrase

茜(あかね)さす • (akane sasu) 

1. shining or glowing madder red

Quotations

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Noun

茜(あかね)さす • (akane sasu) 

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

Old Japanese

Etymology

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

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

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

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Derived terms

• 茜さし (akane sasi)

Descendants

• Japanese: 茜さす (akane sasu)