出羽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
出 羽
で
Grade: 1 		は > わ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

Shift from Idewa below.[1][2]

Compare the shift of classical verb 出づ (izu) → 出る (deru, “to come, leave”).

Proper noun

出(で)羽(わ) • (Dewa) ←では (Defa)?

  1. short for 出羽国 (Dewa-no-kuni): Dewa Province, an old province of Japan on which is today Yamagata and Akita Prefectures
    Synonym: 羽州 (Ushū)
Derived terms
  • 出羽三山(でわさんざん) (Dewa Sanzan)
  • 出羽山地(でわさんち) (Dewa Sanchi)
  • 出羽神社(でわじんじゃ) (Dewa Jinja)
  • 出羽(でわの)守(かみ) (Dewa no Kami)
  • 出羽富士(でわふじ) (Dewafuji)
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
出 羽
い(で)
Grade: 1 		は > わ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Possibly from Old Japanese. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Ainu?”)

Proper noun

出(いで)羽(わ) or 出羽(いでは) • (Idewa or Ideha) 

  1. (obsolete) short for 出羽国 (Idewa/Ideha-no-kuni): Idewa Province, an old province of Japan on which is today Yamagata and Akita Prefectures
Derived terms
  • 出羽神社(ではじんじゃ) (Deha Jinja)
  • 出(いで)羽(わの)柵(き) (Idewa no Ki)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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