# 安息日
## Chinese

* 安息日

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ānxīrì, ānxírì
    (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄖˋ, ㄢ ㄒㄧˊ ㄖˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): on$^1$ sik$^1$ jat$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ôn-sit-ngit
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ānxīrì
*** Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄖˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ansirìh
*** Wade–Giles: an$^1$-hsi$^1$-jih$^4$
*** Yale: ān-syī-r̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshiryh
*** Palladius: аньсижи (anʹsiži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ānxírì
*** Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧˊ ㄖˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ansírìh
*** Wade–Giles: an$^1$-hsi$^2$-jih$^4$
*** Yale: ān-syí-r̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshyiryh
*** Palladius: аньсижи (anʹsiži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: on$^1$ sik$^1$ jat$^6$
*** Yale: ōn sīk yaht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: on$^1$ sik$^7$ jat$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: on$^1$ xig$^1$ yed$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ jɐt̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ôn-sit-ngit
*** Hakka Romanization System: on$^ˊ$ xid$^ˋ$ ngid$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: on$^1$ xid$^5$ ngid$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /on²⁴ sit̚² ŋit̚²/

### Noun

安息日
* Sabbath (Biblical seventh day)

#### Synonyms

* (Hokkien) 安歇日

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 安(あん)息(そく)日(じつ) (ansokujitsu)
* → Korean: 안식일(安息日) (ansigil)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 安 | 息 | 日 |
| あん Grade: 3 | そく Grade: 3 | にち Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | goon | goon |
Compound of 安息 (ansoku, “rest”) +‎ 日 (nichi, “day”).
First cited to 1867.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あんそくにち [àńsókúꜜnìchì] (Nakadaka – [4])
* IPA: [ã̠ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟ɲ̟it͡ɕi]

#### Noun

安(あん)息(そく)日(にち) • (ansokunichi)
* [1867] Sabbath (Biblical seventh day)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 安 | 息 | 日 |
| あん Grade: 3 | そく Grade: 3 | ひ > び Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | goon | kun'yomi |
Compound of 安息 (ansoku, “rest”) +‎ 日 (hi, “day”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
First cited to the 日本百科大辞典 (Nippon Hyakka Dai Jiten, “Big Encyclopedia of Japan”), published 1908–1919.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あんそくび [àńsókúꜜbì] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [ã̠ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟bʲi]

#### Noun

安(あん)息(そく)日(び) • (ansokubi)
* [circa 1919] Sabbath (Biblical seventh day)

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 安 | 息 | 日 |
| あん Grade: 3 | そく Grade: 3 | じつ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | goon | kan'on |
Compound of 安息 (ansoku, “rest”) +‎ 日 (jitsu, “day”).
First cited to 1892.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あんそくじつ [àńsókúꜜjìtsù] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [ã̠ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟ʑit͡sɨ]

#### Noun

安(あん)息(そく)日(じつ) • (ansokujitsu)
* [circa 1892] Sabbath (Biblical seventh day)

##### Usage notes

There is some disagreement among dictionaries regarding which is the main reading.
* The Kokugo Dai Jiten, Dajisen, and Daijirin all list ansokunichi as the main reading, with ansokujitsu and ansokubi as alternatives.
* The Shin Meikai fifth edition lists ansokubi as the main reading, with ansokujitsu as an alternative.
* The NHK Hatsuon Akusento Jiten lists ansokubi as the only reading.
The Kokugo Dai Jiten says Christians today use ansokunichi, although Catholics used ansokujitsu in the past.

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ 精選版 日本国語大辞典 (Seisen-ban Nihon Kokugo Dai-jiten)‎ (in Japanese), Shogakukan, (Can we date this quote?)