青丹よし

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あお
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
靑丹よし (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Old Japanese 靑丹よし (awoni yo2si).

Literally “blue-green + (red) earth + [​exclamatory particle] + [​strengthening particle]”.

Adnominal

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(あお)() (aoni yoshiあをによし (awonyosi)?

  1. allusion to 奈良 (Nara, a placename)
    • 1235, Shinchokusen Wakashū (book 7, poem 493)
      (あを)()よし奈良(なら)(みやこ)(くろ)()もて(つく)れる宿(やど)はをれどあかぬかも
      aoni yoshi Nara no miyako no kuroki mote tsukureru yado wa oredo akanu ka mo
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  2. allusion to verb ならふ (narafu → narau, to follow, imitate), punning the aforementioned placename
    • c. 1128, Sanboku Kikashū (book 9, poem 1499)
      この()をば(かり)ともいはむあをによしならはぬ()にはそれもそふなど
      kono yo o ba kari to mo iwan aoni yoshi narawanu mi ni wa sore mo sōnado
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