相模

Japanese

Kanji in this term
相	模
さが Grade: 3	も > み Grade: 6
nanori	irregular

Etymology

⟨saɡamu⟩ → */saɡamʉ/ → /saɡami/

Shift from Old Japanese 相模 (Sagamu), attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さ​がみ [sáꜜgàmì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ɡa̠mʲi]

Proper noun

相(さが)模(み) • (Sagami) 

1. 相模, 相摸: Sagami Province (an ancient province of Japan, roughly equivalent to the modern Kanagawa Prefecture)

   Synonyms: 相模国 (Sagami no Kuni), 相州 (Sōshū)

2. Sagami (the neighborhoods of Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture; of Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture; and of Ōtsushi, Shiga Prefecture; in Japan)
3. Sagami: a Japanese female waka poet of the Heian period (11th century)

   Synonym: 乙侍従 (Oto-jijū)

   • 1086, Goshūi Wakashū (book 14, poem 815 by Sagami; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 65)

     恨(うら)みわびほさぬ袖(そで)だにあるものを恋(こひ)に朽(く)ちなむ名(な)こそ惜(を)しけれ

     Uramiwabi hosanu sode dani aru mono o koi ni kuchinan na koso oshikere

     Weary of feeling resentment―never mind these sleeves that have yet to dry, but I would certainly resent the fame of rotting from love.

4. a surname

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 相(さが)模(み)女(おんな) (Sagami onna)
• 相(さが)模(み)川(がわ) (Sagami-gawa)
• 相(さが)模(み)下(げ)女(じょ) (Sagami gejo)
• 相(さが)模(み)湖(こ) (Sagami-ko)
• 相(さが)模(み)集(しゅう) (Sagami-shū)
• 相(さが)模(み)舟(しゅう)状(じょう)海(かい)盆(ぼん) (Sagami Shūjō-kaibon)
• 相(さが)模(み)太(た)郎(ろう) (Sagami Tarō)
• 相(さが)模(み)鉄(てつ)道(どう) (Sagami Tetsudō)
• 相(さが)模(み)トラフ (Sagami torafu)
• 相(さが)模(み)灘(なだ) (Sagami-nada)
• 相(さが)模(み)入(にゅう)道(どう) (Sagami Nyūdō)
• 相(さが)模(み)原(はら) (Sagamihara)
• 相(さが)模(み)湾(わん) (Sagami-wan)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 相模
• → English: Sagami

Noun

相(さが)模(み) • (Sagami) 

1. Short for 相模女 (Sagami onna).

Old Japanese

Alternative forms

• 相摸, 相武

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

相模 (Sagamu) (kana さがむ)

1. Short for 相模國 (Sagamu no₂ kuni): Sagamu Province, an old province of Japan, today part of Kanagawa Prefecture
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 14, poem 3362:

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     相模祢乃 乎美祢見可久思 和須礼久流 伊毛我名欲妣弖 吾乎祢之奈久奈

     Sagamune no₂ wo-mi₁ne mi₂kakusi wasurekuru imo ga na yo₁bi₁te a wo ne si naku na

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   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 14, poem 3372:

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     相模治乃 余呂伎能波麻乃 麻奈胡奈須 児良波可奈之久 於毛波流留可毛

     Sagamudi no₂ Yo₂ro₂gi₁-no₂-pama no₂ manago₁ nasu ko₁ra pa kanasiku omoparuru ka mo

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Descendants

• Japanese: 相模 (Sagami)

See also

• さねさし (sanesasi, pillow word alluding to Sagamu)