Citations:東

Japanese citations of 東

Noun: “the east”

• 10th century, Ise Monogatari (chapter 4, page 82)

  むかし、東(ひむがし)の五(ご)条(でう)に大(おほ)后(きさい)の宮(みや)おはしましける、西(にし)の対(たい)に住(す)む人有(ひとあり)けり。

  Mukashi, hingashi no gojō ni ōkisai no miya owashimashikeru, nishi no tai ni sumu hito arikeri.

  Long ago, in eastern end of the capital where sits the empress consort's residence, there was a man who resides in the western sleeping quarters.

Old Japanese citations of 東

Noun: “the east”

• 711–712, Kojiki, lower volume (Emperor Yūryaku; poem 100):

  ...本都延波阿米袁淤弊理那加都延波阿豆麻袁淤弊理志豆延波比那袁淤弊理...

  ...potuye pa ame₂ wo ope₁ri nakatuye pa aduma wo ope₁ri siduye pa pi₁na wo ope₁ri...

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• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 1, poem 48 by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro:

  東野炎立所見而反見爲者月西渡

  *pi₁mukasi no₂ no₁ ni kagi₁ro₁pi₂ no₂ tatu mi₁yete kape₁rimi₁ sureba tuki₂ katabuki₁nunisi wataru

  In the east, the field’s dawn-glow can be seen; and when looking at the other way, the moon has begun to set (literally, “gone across the west”).

• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 2, poem 184 by Toneri:

  東乃多藝能御門爾雖伺侍昨日毛今日毛召言毛無

  *pi₁mukasi no₂ Tagi₁-no₂-mi₁kado₁ ni samorape₂do₂ ki₁no₂pu mo ke₁pu mo me₁su ko₂to₂ mo nasi

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• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 2, poem 186 by Toneri:

  一日者千遍参入之東乃大寸御門乎入不勝鴨

  pi₁to₂pi₁ ni pa titabi₁ mawirisi *pi₁mukasi no₂ opoki₁ mi1kado₁ wo iri katenu ka mo

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• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 3, poem 31 by Prince Kadobe:
• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 9, poem 1800 attributed to Tanabe no Sakimaro:
• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 9, poem 1807 by Takahashi no Muraji Mushimaro:
• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 12, poem 3194 poet unknown:
• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 13, poem 3327 poet unknown:
• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 16, poem 3886 by a beggar:
• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 18, poem 4131 by Ōtomo no Sukune Ikenushi:

Noun: “the lands east of the imperial capital”

• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 18, poem 4094 by Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi:
• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 18, poem 4097 by Ōtomo no Sukune Yakamochi:

  須賣呂伎能御代佐可延牟等阿頭麻奈流美知乃久夜麻爾金花佐久

  sume₁ro₂ki₁ no₂ mi₁yo₂ sakayemu to₂ aduma naru Mi₁tino₂ku-yama ni kugane pana saku

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