千早
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 千 | 早 |
| ち Grade: 1 |
はや Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Possibly from 逸早 (ichihaya), stem of classical verb 逸早し (ichihayashi), modern 逸早い (ichihayai, “swift; harsh; fierce”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
[edit]- Alternative spelling of 襅 (chihaya): a cloth or cord used to tie back the sleeves of a robe, primarily used by women to get the sleeves out of the way for work such as shrine ceremonies or kitchen work; a kind of ceremonial overcoat with a long white hem worn by the sweeper or branch-holder in certain Shintō ceremonies; a kind of sleeveless vest or waistcoat used in kabuki or 人形浄瑠璃 (ningyō jōruri, “puppet theater”)
Proper noun
[edit]- Short for 千早の歌 (Chihaya-no-uta): a poem used as an insect repellent
- a cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy (see
Japanese cruiser Chihaya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) - a place name
- a surname
- a female given name
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 千 read as ち
- Japanese terms spelled with 早 read as はや
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- Japanese proper nouns
- Japanese short forms
- Japanese surnames
- Japanese given names
- Japanese female given names