夙に

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夙
つと Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.[1] Derived from the root 夙 (tsuto, “early morning”), from which つとめて (tsutomete) is also derived.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つとに [tsùtóꜜnì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][3][4]
(Tokyo) つとに [tsúꜜtònì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][3][4]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̥ᵝto̞ɲ̟i]

Adverb

夙(つと)に • (tsutoni)

early in the morning, bright and early
since long ago

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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