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日向ぼこり (ひなたぼこり, hinatabokori) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日向ひなたぼこり

ひ

な

た

ぼ

こ

り

Meanings

1

basking in the sun

dated term

Dated term for sunbathing or enjoying the warmth of the sun; the modern equivalent is 日向ぼっこ.

See also: 日向ぼっこ

縁えん側がわで日向ひなたぼこりをする猫ねこを見

み

かけ

た

。

I saw a cat basking in the sun on the veranda.

昔むかしはよく庭にわで日向ひなたぼこりをしたものだ。

In the old days, we used to bask in the sun in the garden.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
向yonder, facing, beyond

Related words

日向ひなたぼっこ
Modern and more common synonym for basking in the sun. 日向ぼこり is a dated variant.

Etymology

Compound of 日向 (ひなた, 'sunny place') and ぼこり, a euphonic change from ほこり (誇り, 'pride') or possibly related to ぼっこ (as in 日向ぼっこ). The exact derivation is uncertain.