射す

• 読み: さす
• ローマ字: sasu
• 漢字の分解: 射 (sha/sa) — shoot, shine, radiate
• 発音: /sa.sɯ/

意味

To shine; to strike (of light). Used when sunlight or other light streams in or hits a surface.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the す row. An intransitive verb primarily used to describe sunlight or moonlight shining into a space. Most commonly appears in the pattern 日が射す or 光が射す. Has a literary, somewhat poetic quality compared to everyday words for light. Often seen in written descriptions of nature and atmosphere.

例文

1. 朝の光がカーテンの隙間から射してきた。
2. 雲の間から日が射して虹が出た。
3. 夕日が窓から射す時間が一番好きだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, literature, weather

トーン: poetic

起源と歴史

The kanji 射 combines 身 (body) and 寸 (measure/inch). Originally depicted an arrow being released from a bow — something projecting outward, extended to light projecting into a space.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal