日向 (ひなた) Japanese meaning | KotomoraI hang the laundry in the sun.
Usage patterns
日向で〈動詞〉to do something in the sun
The cat is sleeping in the sun.
〈物〉を日向に出すto put something out in the sun
I put the laundry out in the sun to dry.
日向を選ぶto choose a sunny spot
I chose a sunny spot for the flower bed.
Expressions
日向に氷something disappearing bit by bit; ice in the sun
sun-dried smell; smelling of sun-dried laundry · provincial; rural; unrefined