月日夜

月日夜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	日	夜
つく Grade: 1	ひ Grade: 1	よ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 月 (つく) (tsuku, “moon”) + 日 (ひ) (hi, “daytime; sun”) + 夜 (よ) (yo, “night”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝçijo̞]

Noun

月日夜 (hiragana つくひよ, rōmaji tsukuhiyo)

1. (obsolete) moon, daytime and night
   • Manyōshu, volume 20

     月 (つく)日 (ひ)夜 (よ)は
     過 (す)ぐは行 (い)けども
     母 (あも)父 (しし)が
     玉 (たま)の姿 (すがた)は
     忘 (わす)れせなふも

     Tsukuhiyo wa
     Sugu wa ikedomo
     Amoshishi ga
     Tama no sugata wa
     Wasuresenamō

     Although daytime and night
     have been past,
     my mother and father's
     beauty like as rounded object
     will never forget.