日照り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	照
ひ Grade: 1	て > で Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
旱

Etymology

Compound of 日 (“sun”) +‎ 照り (“the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 照る (“to shine”)”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひでり [hìdérí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çide̞ɾʲi]

Noun

日(ひ)照(で)り • (hideri) 

1. shining of the sun
2. drought

   Synonyms: 旱天, 旱魃

3. lack of (especially something deemed essential or important)

   女(おんな)日(ひ)照(で)り

   onna hideri

   difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage

   男(おとこ)日(ひ)照(で)り

   otoko hideri

   difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage

Derived terms

• 日(ひ)照(で)り雨(あめ) (hideriame)
• 女(おんな)日(ひ)照(で)り (onna hideri)
• 男(おとこ)日(ひ)照(で)り (otoko hideri)