わたの原
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term |
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原 |
はら Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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海の原 |
Etymology
[edit]From 海 (wata, “sea”) + の (no, attributive particle) + 原 (hara, “field, plain”).
Noun
[edit]わたの原 • (wata no hara)
- an ocean
- 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 9, poem 407; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 11)
- わたの原八十島かけて漕ぎ出でぬと人にはつげよあまのつり舟
- wata no hara yaso shima kakete kogiidenu to hito ni wa tsuge yo ama no tsuribune
- rowing past many islands on the sea, meeting nary a person to mark the boat's passing
- わたの原八十島かけて漕ぎ出でぬと人にはつげよあまのつり舟
- 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 9, poem 407; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 11)