日照り

Japanese
Kanji in this term
日 照
ひ
Grade: 1		 て > で
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
旱

Etymology

Compound of 日 (“sun”) +‎ 照り (“the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 照る (“to shine”)”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひでり [hìdérí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çide̞ɾʲi]

Noun

日(ひ)照(で)り • (hideri) 

  1. shining of the sun
  2. drought
    Synonyms: 旱天, 旱魃
  3. lack of (especially something deemed essential or important)
    女(おんな)日(ひ)照(で)り
    onna hideri
    difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
    男(おとこ)日(ひ)照(で)り
    otoko hideri
    difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage

Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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