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おひさ・おひさあ【お日様・御日様】

ohisa · ohisaa

Definition

Noun

  1. Sun; solar

Etymology

Derived from the honorific prefix 【御】 o-, the noun 【日】 hi "sun, day", and the polite suffix さま【様】 sama (Kagoshima さ・さあ sa · saa). Cognate to the Hachijō form おひさま【お日様・御日様】 ohisama "sun" and standard Japanese おひさま【お日様・御日様】 ohisama "sun".

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OrthographyForm
Kanjiお日様
御日様
Kanaおひさ
おひさあ
Romanizationohisa
ohisaa

意味:ひ【日】、たいよう【太陽】、きんう【金烏】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, April 25). おひさ・おひさあ【お日様・御日様】 : ohisa · ohisaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/86/ohisa-ohisaa/.