久ひさ方かた

noun

sky; moon

Archaic poetic word for the sky or the moon, used as a pillow word (makura kotoba) in classical Japanese poetry, often preceding words like 天 (ama) or 月 (tsuki). Not used in modern everyday language.

• 「久ひさ方かたの天あま」という表ひょう現げんが古ふるい和わ歌かに見みられる。

  The expression 'hisakata no ama' (the sky of the eternal) appears in old waka poems.

• 「久ひさ方かたの月つき」は古こ典てんで月つきを指さす雅が語ご的てきな言いい方かただ。

  'Hisakata no tsuki' is an elegant classical way to refer to the moon.