日向

Old Japanese

proper noun
Definitions
  • a province in ancient Japan, corresponding to modern Miyazaki Prefecture on the eastern coast of Kyushu

Etymology

Com from Old Japanese 日 (sun, day) + Old Japanese ja (government, woman, retainer, time, tree, leave, attendant, enter, leaf, depart, rule, hour, moment, armVerb, person, be)+ Old Japanese 未然形 + Old Japanese irrealis form of verb m + Old Japanese ojp (something long and continue, seeing, cord, especially sakeEtymology 2, peak, alcoholic drink)+ Old Japanese 向く + Old Japanese face (a direction)”‎.

Origin

Old Japanese

face (a direction)”‎

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