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おひさま【お日様・御日様】 : ohisama | define meaning
ohisama
Definition
Noun
- (Formal) The sun
- あれはね、おひさま。【あれはね、お日様】
are wa ne, ohisama.
"That there is the sun"
[Source: The Uncut Story of Mewtwo’s Origin (clip)]
- あれはね、おひさま。【あれはね、お日様】
Etymology
Derived from the honorific prefix お【御】 o-, the noun ひ【日】 hi "sun, day", and the polite suffix さま【様】 sama. Cognate to the Kagoshima form おひさ・おひさあ【お日様・御日様】 ohisa ~ ohisaa "sun".
Notes
Ohisama is also the title of a Japanese drama that follows the life of a Nagano woman named Yoko Sudo through the Second World War.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | お日様 御日様 |
Kana | おひさま |
Romanization | ohisama |
意味:ひ【日】、たいよう【太陽】、きんう【金烏】
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お日様
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). おひさま【お日様・御日様】 : ohisama | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/416/ohisama/.