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For pronunciation and definitions of あかねさす – see the following entry.
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【茜さす】
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- [adnominal] shining brilliantly, allusion to 昼 (hiru, “daytime”), 光 (hikari, “light”), 朝日 (asahi, “morning sun”), etc.
- [adnominal] glowing sappanwood red, allusion to 周防 (Suō, a placename, especially Suō Province)
- [phrase] shining or glowing madder red
- [noun] (archaic women's speech) Synonym of 日の出 (hinode): the sunrise
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(This term, あかねさす, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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あかねさす (akane sasu)
- 茜さす: shining brilliantly, allusion to 日 (pi1, “sun, day”), 晝 (pi1ru, “noon”), or 照る (teru, “to shine”); glowing with red, allusion to 紫 (murasaki1, “purple”); reddish face, allusion to 君 (ki1mi1, “you; person of high respect”)