日和

See also: 白和

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
日	和
ひ Grade: 1	より Grade: 3
kun'yomi	irregular

Thought to be derived from 日 (hi, “sun”) +‎ 寄り (yori, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 寄る (yoru), “to draw near”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

The use of 和 for "calm" is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひより [hìyórí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çijo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

日(ひ)和(より) • (hiyori) 

1. weather (conditions)

   Synonym: 天気 (tenki)

2. a clear sky, nice weather

   Synonym: 晴天 (seiten)

3. a circumstance, situation
4. Short for 日和下駄 (hiyori geta): clogs for use in dry weather

Derived terms

Derived terms

• お日和(ひより) (ohiyori)
• 日和(ひよ)る (hiyoru, “be opportunistic”)
• 日和(ひより)下駄(げた) (hiyori geta)
• 日和(ひより)乞(ご)い (hiyorigoi)
• 日和(ひより)続(つづ)き (hiyoritsuzuki)
• 日和(ひより)待(ま)ち (hiyorimachi)
• 日和(ひより)見(み) (hiyorimi, “timeserving”)
• 日和(ひより)見(み)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) (hiyorimishugi, “opportunism”)
• 日和(ひより)申(もう)し (hiyorimōshi)
• 日和(ひより)山(やま) (hiyoriyama)
• 秋(あき)日和(びより) (akibiyori)
• 朝(あさ)日和(びより) (asabiyori)
• 一(いち)石(こく)日和(びより) (ichikoku-biyori), 一(いっ)石(こく)日和(びより) (ikkokubiyori)
• 御講(おこう)日和(びより) (okōbiyori)
• 海(かい)路(ろ)の日和(ひより) (kairo no hiyori)
• 菊(きく)日和(びより) (kikubiyori)
• 狐(きつね)日和(びより) (kitsunebiyori)
• 小(こ)春(はる)日和(びより) (koharu-biyori, “Indian summer”)
• 霜(しも)日和(びより) (shimobiyori)
• 上(じょう)日和(びより) (jō-biyori)
• 中(なか)日和(ひより) (nakahiyori)
• 俄(にわか)日和(びより) (niwakabiyori)
• 春(はる)日和(びより) (harubiyori)
• 冬(ふゆ)日和(びより) (fuyubiyori)
• 雪(ゆき)日和(びより) (yukibiyori)

Idioms

• 泣(な)き出(だ)しそうな日和(ひより) (nakidashisō na hiyori)
• 待(ま)てば甘露(かんろ)の日和(ひより)あり (mateba kanro no hiyori ari)

Suffix

日和(びより) • (-biyori) 

1. (figurative) perfect weather for an activity

   散歩(さんぽ)日和(びより)

   sanpo-biyori

   good day for a walk outside

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 気(き)違(ちが)い日和(びより) (kichigai-biyori)
• 下(くだ)り日和(びより) (kudari-biyori)
• 出(で)日和(びより) (debiyori)
• 上(のぼ)り日和(びより) (nobori-biyori)
• 麦(むぎ)日和(びより) (mugibiyori)

Proper noun

日(ひ)和(より) • (Hiyori) 

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
日	和
にわ
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
irregular

From a poem in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE, a shift in meaning from Old Japanese 庭 (⟨nipa⟩ → niwa, “area → wide open sea”):

• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 3, by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro poem 256 by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro:
  , text here

  飼飯(けひの)海(うみ)乃(の)庭(には)好(よく)有之(あらし)苅薦(かりこも)乃(の)乱(みだれて)出(いづ)所見(みゆ)海人(あまの)釣(つり)船(ぶね) [Man'yōgana]

  笥飯(けひ)の海(うみ)の庭(には)よくあらし刈(かり)薦(ごも)の乱(みだ)れて出(い)づ見(み)ゆ海人(あま)の釣(つ)り船(ぶね) [Modern spelling]

  Kehi-no-umi no niwa yoku arashi karigomo no midarete izu miyu ama no tsuribune

  The fishing grounds at Kehi must be yielding their riches today; scattering about on the waves, like freshly cut reeds, I can see the boats of fishermen.

The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).

Noun

日和(にわ) • (niwa) ^{←には (nifa)?}

1. (archaic) calm sea
2. (archaic) calm weather
3. (archaic) good mood

   Synonym: 機嫌 (kigen)

Proper noun

日和(にわ) • (Niwa) ^{←には (Nifa)?}

1. a surname