疾い
Japanese
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kun’yomi |
Etymology
From attributive form of earlier 疾し (toshi). /tosi/ → /toki/ → /toi/.
Adjective
疾い • (toi) -i (adverbial 疾く (toku))
- (obsolete) fast, quick
- 970–999, Utsubo Monogatari, page Toshikage:
- この木のあらむ所たづねて、いかで、琴の声の聞ゆる方に、疾き足をいたして、こはき力をはげみて、海、河、峯、谷を超えて、その年暮れぬ。
Derived terms
- 疾うの昔 (tou no mukashi, “a long time ago”)
References
- Kōno, Tama (c. 970–999) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 10: Utsubo Monogatari 1 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1959, →ISBN.