けふ

けふ

See also: けぶ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of けふ – see the following entry.

【きょう】 [noun] today [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spelling 今日

(This term, けふ, is a historical hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of けふ – see the following entries.

【侠きょう】H [noun] chivalrous spirit (Can we verify(+) this sense?) 【鋏きょう】H [affix] pincers, scissors, tongs

(This term, けふ, is a historical hiragana spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms. For a list of all kanji read as けふ, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as けふ.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 夾, 協, 怯, 峡, 挟, 狭, 脅, 脇, 頰.)

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Old Japanese

Etymology 1

Compound of 此 (ke₁, apophonic form of ko₂, “this”) +‎ 日 (pu, apophonic form of pi₁, “day”).

Can also be analyzable as derived from Proto-Japonic *kyapu.

Noun

けふ (ke₁pu)

1. today
   • 711–712, Kojiki (poem 102)[1]

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     mo₁mo₁siki₂ no₂ opomi₁yapi₁to₂ pa udurato₂ri pi₁re to₂rikakete manabasira wo yuki₁ape₂ nipasuzume₂ uzusumariwite ke₁pu mo₂ ka mo₂ sakami₁dukurasi takapi₁karu pi₁ no mi₁yapito₂ ko₂to₂ no₂ katarigo₂to₂ mo₂ ko₂ wo ba

     The palace-men of the hundred-stoned fortress, [are like] quails hanging their scarves, wagtails crossing tails, and like garden sparrows circling in a swirl. Today indeed they will be drenched in drink [as] high-shining palace-men. This is the words of their story.

   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 18, poem 4079), text here

     美之麻野爾可須美多奈妣伎之可須我爾伎乃敷毛家布毛由伎波敷里都追

     Mi₁sima-no₁ ni kasumi₁ tanabi₁ki₁ sikasuga ni ki₁no₂pu mo ke₁pu mo yuki₁ pa puritutu

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• けふけふと (ke₁pu ke₁pu to₂, pillow word)
• きのふけふ (ki₁no₂pu ke₁pu)

Etymology 2

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Noun

けふ (ke₂pu)

1. (regional, Central Eastern Old Japanese) today

Derived terms

• けふの日 (ke₂pu no pi₁)

Descendants

• Japanese: きょう (kyō)

Coordinate terms

• きのふ (ki₁no₂pu, “yesterday”)
• 明日 (asu, “tomorrow”)

References

1. 1957, Yutaka Tsuchihashi, Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 3: Kodai Kayōshū (in Japanese), Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN