夙に

Japanese
Kanji in this term
夙
つと
Hyōgaiji
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]

Pronunciation

Adverb

夙(つと)に • (tsutoni) 

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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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