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【No. 0828】Ichijitsu Senshu

Mar 25, 2017 12:47
Today I will talk about the four-character idiom "一日千秋 (ichijitsu senshu)."

"Ichijitsu senshu" means that you can't wait to something and feel like a long time.

The "ichijitsu" of "ichijitsu senshu" means "a day," abd the "senshu" means "a thousand autumn," that is, this idiom implies that you feel as if a day is a thousand year.

The reason why "autumn" is used rather than "spring" or "winter" is because "autumn" is the harvest season, and the kanji character could mean time/term.

Incidentally, this was derived from the Chinese idiom "一日三秋 (ichijitsu sanshu)," which has the same meaning.
(Where "sanshu" means "three autumn.")
一日千秋

今日は「一日千秋」という四字熟語を紹介します。

「一日千秋」は、何かがとても楽しみで、一日がとても長く感じられることを表します。

「千秋」は「千回の秋」すなわち「千年」を意味し、「一日千秋」は「一日が千年のように長く感じられる」という意味になります。

「春」や「冬」ではなく「秋」が使われている理由は、「秋」は収穫の季節であり、「とき」を表す言葉でもあるからです。

この言葉は、同じ意味を持つ中国の「一日三秋」から派生しました。

Corrections (2)

No. 1 Yukinekorin
  • Ichijitsu Senshu
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Today I will talk about the four-character idiom "一日千秋 (ichijitsu senshu)."
  • Today I will talk about the four-character idiom, "一日千秋 (ichijitsu senshu)."
  • "Ichijitsu senshu" means that you can't wait to something and feel like a long time.
  • "Ichijitsu senshu" means that you are looking forward to something so much that it feels like a long time.
  • The "ichijitsu" of "ichijitsu senshu" means "a day," abd the "senshu" means "a thousand autumn," that is, this idiom implies that you feel as if a day is a thousand year.
  • The "ichijitsu" of "ichijitsu senshu" means "a day," and the "senshu" means "a thousand autumn," that is, this idiom implies that you feel as if a day is a thousand years.
  • The reason why "autumn" is used rather than "spring" or "winter" is because "autumn" is the harvest season, and the kanji character could mean time/term.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Incidentally, this was derived from the Chinese idiom "一日三秋 (ichijitsu sanshu)," which has the same meaning.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

Interesting as always ^^ Do you usually use this idiom in your daily life?

Toru
Thank you very much for your corrections! (^^)
> Do you usually use this idiom in your daily life?
Actually, I rarely hear this idiom. This is very formal and a kind of expression of novels. However, if you say it as 「一日千秋の思いです」 in a conversation, I think it's really cool :)
Yukinekorin
I see! Thanks for letting me know. ^^
No. 2 haiiro
  • Today I will talk about the four-character idiom "一日千秋 (ichijitsu senshu)."
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • "Ichijitsu senshu" means that you can't wait to something and feel like a long time.
  • "Ichijitsu senshu" means that you can't wait to do/for something and it feels like a long time.
  • The "ichijitsu" of "ichijitsu senshu" means "a day," abd the "senshu" means "a thousand autumn," that is, this idiom implies that you feel as if a day is a thousand year.
  • The "ichijitsu" of "ichijitsu senshu" means "a day," and the "senshu" means "a thousand autumns," that is, this idiom implies that you feel as if a day is a thousand years (long).
  • The reason why "autumn" is used rather than "spring" or "winter" is because "autumn" is the harvest season, and the kanji character could mean time/term.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Incidentally, this was derived from the Chinese idiom "一日三秋 (ichijitsu sanshu)," which has the same meaning.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • (Where "sanshu" means "three autumn.")
  • (Where/Here "sanshu" means "three autumns.")

興味深いですね。

Toru
Thank you so much for correcting my post again! (^^)

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