茜さし
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 茜 |
| あかね Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
Etymology
From Old Japanese.
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of pillow word 茜さす (akane sasu),[1] equivalent to 茜 (akane, “madder (dye) → red”) + 差し (sashi, “shining, tinging”).
Adnominal
茜さし (hiragana あかねさし, rōmaji akane sashi)
- shining madder red, alludes to 照る (teru, “to shine”)
Citations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:茜さし.
References
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN