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“springtime” + “day”
Language context for this entry: Japanese
[ha̠ɾɯ̟çi] · Japanese
01 / Meaning & origin
春日 is a Japanese given name with 6 readings recorded in JMnedict, including Kasuga (かすが), Shunjitsu (しゅんじつ) and Chun'iru (ちゅんいる); 3 are classified as feminine and 3 as unspecified for sex. Its characters mean “springtime” + “day” (KANJIDIC2).
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Meaning: “springtime” + “day”
From Old Japanese. Compound of 春 (haru, “spring, springtime”) + 日 (hi, “sun, sunlight, daylight, day”). Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁), as harubi.
From Old Japanese. The kanji spelling comes from the pillow word 春日(はるひ) (haruhi) used to introduce the place name Kasuga. The original meaning of kasuga is debated but is thought to be either 霞処(かすみが) (kasumi ga) "hazy place" or 神住処(かすか) (ka su ka) "deity's dwelling place". Compare 飛鳥 (Asuka).
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