あさぼらけ
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Japanese[edit]
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 朝ぼらけ |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 朝 (asa, “morning”) + ぼらけ (borake, of uncertain meaning).[1][2][3]
Speculating on the nature of the second element borake, there is a distant possibility that this might be from 洞開け (hora ake, literally “cave + opening”), in reference to the myth of the sun goddess Amaterasu shutting herself into a cave, and the reopening of that cave representing a dawn of sorts. See also Amaterasu#The_Heavenly_Rock_Cave.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) あさぼらけ [àsábóráké] (Heiban – [0])[3]
- (Tokyo) あさぼらけ [àsábóꜜràkè] (Nakadaka – [3])[3]
- IPA(key): [a̠sa̠bo̞ɾa̠ke̞]
Noun[edit]
あさぼらけ • (asaborake) ←あさぼらけ (asaborake)?
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:明け方
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN