あかねさす

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あかねさす – see the following entry.

[adnominal] shining brilliantly, allusion to 昼 (hiru, “daytime”), 光 (hikari, “light”), 朝日 (asahi, “morning sun”), etc.

[adnominal] glowing sappanwood red, allusion to 周防 (Suō, a placename, especially Suō Province)

[noun] (archaic women's speech) Synonym of 日の出 (hinode): the sunrise

(This term, あかねさす, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

あかねさす (akane sasu)

茜さす: shining brilliantly, allusion to 日 (pi₁, “sun, day”), 晝 (pi₁ru, “noon”), or 照る (teru, “to shine”); glowing with red, allusion to 紫 (murasaki₁, “purple”); reddish face, allusion to 君 (ki₁mi₁, “you; person of high respect”)

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