疾い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
疾
と Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From attributive form of earlier 疾し (toshi). /tosi/ → /toki/ → /toi/.

Adjective

疾い (-i inflection, hiragana とい, rōmaji toi)

(obsolete) fast, quick
- 970-999, Utsubo Monogatari (Toshikage)
  この木のあらむ所たづねて、いかで、琴の声の聞ゆる方に、疾き足をいたして、こはき力をはげみて、海、河、峯、谷を超えて、その年暮れぬ。

Derived terms

疾 (と)うの昔 (むかし) (tou no mukashi, “a long time ago”)

References

Kōno, Tama (c. 970–999) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 10: Utsubo Monogatari 1 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1959, →ISBN.

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