明さや

adverb

clearly; brightly

Archaic adverb meaning 'clearly' or 'brightly'. Not used in modern Japanese; found only in classical texts.

• 古こ典てんでは「月つきがさやに照てる」のように使つかわれた。

  In classical literature, it was used as in 'the moon shines brightly'.

adverb

cleanly; purely

Archaic adverb meaning 'cleanly' or 'purely'. Also restricted to classical usage.

• 「さやに清きよき心こころ」といった古ふるい表ひょう現げんがある。

  There is an old expression like 'a purely clean heart'.