夙に

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
つと
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From Old Japanese.[1] Derived from the root (tsuto, early morning), from which つとめて (tsutomete) is also derived.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

(つと) (tsutoni

  1. early in the morning, bright and early
  2. since long ago

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN