歲月日

Old Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 年 (to2si, “year”) +‎ 月 (tuki2, “month”) +‎ 日 (pi1, “day”), or of 年 (to2si, “year(s)”) +‎ 月日 (tuki2pi1, “months and days → time”).

Noun

歲月日 (to2situki2pi1) (kana としつきひ)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: a date (time, year, month, and day); years, months, and days; times
    • c. 759, Man'yōshū, (book 3, poem 443):
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      ...何在歲月日香茵花香君之...
      ...ika naramu to2situki2pi1 ni ka tutuzi-pana nipope1ru ki1mi1 ga...
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants
  • Japanese: 年月日 (toshitsukihi), in modern dictionaries
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