真青
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 真 | 青 |
| ま Grade: 3 |
さお Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 眞靑 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology 1
Compound of 真 (ma, “true, real, pure”) + さ青 (sao, “quite blue”).[1][2] In turn, the sao reflects Old Japanese さ青 (sawo), itself from mild emphatic prefix Old Japanese さ (sa-) + 青 (awo), with the identical medial vowels merging to avoid hiatus.[3][4]
First attested in a text from 1120.[1]
Superseded in modern usage by geminated version 真っ青 (massao).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma̠sa̠o̞]
Adjective
真青 • (masao) ←まさを (masawo)?†-nari
- [1120–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) deep blue, purely or entirely blue
Inflection
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 真青なら | まさおなら | masaonara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 真青に[1] 真青なり[2] |
まさおに まさおなり |
masaoni masaonari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 真青なり | まさおなり | masaonari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 真青なる | まさおなる | masaonaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 真青なれ | まさおなれ | masaonare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 真青なれ | まさおなれ | masaonare |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 真青ならず | まさおならず | masaonarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 真青なれど | まさおなれど | masaonaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 真青なれば | まさおなれば | masaonareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 真青ならば | まさおならば | masaonaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 真青なりき | まさおなりき | masaonariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 真青なりけり | まさおなりけり | masaonarikeri |
| Adverbial | 真青に | まさおに | masaoni |
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.
Noun
- [1120–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) a deep blue, a pure blue
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 真 | 青 |
| ま Grade: 3 |
あお Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 眞靑 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 真 (ma, “true, real, pure”) + 青 (ao, “blue”).[5] First cited to the early 1100s.[5]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma̠a̠o̞]
Adjective
真青 • (maao) ←まあを (maawo)?†-nari
- [early 1100s–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) deep blue, purely or entirely blue
Inflection
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 真青なら | まあおなら | maaonara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 真青に[1] 真青なり[2] |
まあおに まあおなり |
maaoni maaonari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 真青なり | まあおなり | maaonari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 真青なる | まあおなる | maaonaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 真青なれ | まあおなれ | maaonare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 真青なれ | まあおなれ | maaonare |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 真青ならず | まあおならず | maaonarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 真青なれど | まあおなれど | maaonaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 真青なれば | まあおなれば | maaonareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 真青ならば | まあおならば | maaonaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 真青なりき | まあおなりき | maaonariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 真青なりけり | まあおなりけり | maaonarikeri |
| Adverbial | 真青に | まあおに | maaoni |
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.
Noun
- [early 1100s–???] (archaic, Classical Japanese) a deep blue, a pure blue
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 真 | 青 |
| ま Grade: 3 |
さお Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 眞靑 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative spelling of 真っ青 (massao).
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 真青 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 真青, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “真青”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “真青”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ “さ青”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][3] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “さ青”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][4] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 “真青”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][5] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006