師走

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
(ateji)
は(す) > わ(す)
Grade: 2
(ateji)
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
十二月

/sipasu//ɕifasu//ɕiwasu/

Shift from shihasu, ancient sipasu (see below).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(わす) (shiwasuしはす (sifasu)?

  1. (archaic) the twelfth month of the lunar calendar
    • c. 859-985, Kagura Uta, Kodai Kayōshū, page 337:
      本 乎美名古乃左衣八 末 志毛月志波須乃 加伊古本千[3]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Synonyms: 限りの月 (kagiri no tsuki), 極まり月 (kiwamarizuki), 極月 (gokugetsu), 果ての月 (hate no tsuki), 臘月 (rōgetsu)
  2. (poetic) the month of preparation for the new year: December
Derived terms
Proverbs

Proper noun

()(わす) (Shiwasuしはす (sifasu)?

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
(ateji)
は(す)
Grade: 2
(ateji)
on'yomi kun'yomi

/sipasu//ɕifasu//ɕihasu/

From Old Japanese of unknown derivation. Notable theories include:

First appears in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[6].

Pronunciation

Noun

()(はす) (shihasu

  1. Synonym of 師走 (shiwasu)

Coordinate terms


See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The expected form would be *しはせ (sipase) or *しはし (sipasi), which are not attested. This explanation is already prevalent in the Heian period, appearing in the Iroha Jiruishō of the 1100s.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:quote at line 897: |date= should contain a full date (year, month, day of month); use |year= for year
  4. 4.0 4.1 師走”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  5. 5.0 5.1 Entry in Gogen-Allguide (in Japanese)
  6. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN