さやか

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Alternative spellings
    明か
    清か

    From Old Japanese.

    Derived from adverb 清 (saya, “clearly”) +‎ か (-ka, adjective-forming suffix[1]).

    Cognate with 冴える (saeru).[2]

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    さやか • (sayaka) ←さやか (sayaka)?-na (adnominal さやかな (sayaka na), adverbial さやかに (sayaka ni))

    1. cold and clear
      『さやかに星(ほし)はきらめき』
      “Sayaka ni hoshi wa kirameki”
      The stars shine clearly
    Inflection
    Inflection of さやか
    Stem forms
    Imperfective (未然形) さやかだろ sayaka daro
    Continuative (連用形) さやかで sayaka de
    Terminal (終止形) さやかだ sayaka da
    Attributive (連体形) さやかな sayaka na
    Hypothetical (仮定形) さやかなら sayaka nara
    Imperative (命令形) さやかであれ sayaka de are
    Key constructions
    Informal negative さやかではない
    さやかじゃない         		sayaka de wa nai
    sayaka ja nai
    Informal past さやかだった sayaka datta
    Informal negative past さやかではなかった
    さやかじゃなかった         		sayaka de wa nakatta
    sayaka ja nakatta
    Formal さやかです sayaka desu
    Formal negative さやかではありません
    さやかじゃありません         		sayaka de wa arimasen
    sayaka ja arimasen
    Formal past さやかでした sayaka deshita
    Formal negative past さやかではありませんでした
    さやかじゃありませんでした         		sayaka de wa arimasen deshita
    sayaka ja arimasen deshita
    Conjunctive さやかで sayaka de
    Conditional さやかなら（ば） sayaka nara (ba)
    Provisional さやかだったら sayaka dattara
    Volitional さやかだろう sayaka darō
    Adverbial さやかに sayaka ni
    Degree さやかさ sayakasa

    Etymology 2

    Various 名乗り (nanori) readings of kanji, with most deriving from a nominalization of sayaka above.

    Proper noun

    さやか • (Sayaka) 

    1. 明香, 清香, 才加: a female given name
    2. 咲也香, 紗也香, 沙弥佳, 沙耶香, 沙也加, 早矢香, 佐哉香: a female given name

    References

    1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    2. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
    3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
    5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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