夙に

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夙
つと
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.[1] Derived from the root 夙 (tsuto, “early morning”), from which つとめて (tsutomete) is also derived.[1][2]

Attested in the Man'yōshū of 759.[3]

Pronunciation

Adverb

夙(つと)に • (tsuto ni) 

  1. early in the morning, bright and early
  2. since long ago

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^
    c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 18, poem 4111:
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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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