衣きぬ衣ぎぬ

noun

morning after sleeping together; parting at dawn after a night together

Archaic term from classical Japanese literature, especially waka poetry, referring to the bittersweet morning after a couple has spent the night together and must part.

• 衣きぬ衣ぎぬの別わかれを詠よんだ和わ歌かが多おおく残のこっている。

  Many waka poems remain that sing of parting at dawn after a night together.

noun

the next morning

Only when written 後朝 · Only with reading こうちょう / ごちょう

Archaic general term for the following morning, not necessarily romantic. Restricted to the readings こうちょう and ごちょう.

• 後こう朝ちょう、旅たび人びとは再ふたたび歩あるき始はじめた。

  The next morning, the traveler began walking again.