Floating Island

Japanese: 浮島 - うきしま

[1] [noun] ① An island-like thing floating on the surface of a lake or swamp. It is made up of a collection of plant roots and rhizomes, or a mass of peat, with soil and plants growing on top. [Shogenjiko Setsuyoshu (1717)] ② An island that appears to be floating on the water. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)] [2][one] An island in Shiogamaura, Matsushima Bay, Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture. Utamakura. *Komachishu (late 9th century?) "Michinoku is said to be a floating island, so why are there no floating islands in the area?" [two] A plateau-like island on the southern shore of Lake Kasumigaura, Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture. A scenic spot known since ancient times. Currently a land-tied island. Former Ukishima Village. A floating island in Shinoda . Utamakura. ※ Hitachi Fudoki (around 717-724) Shinta “To the east of the village of Norihama there is the village of Ukishima. ” [3] = Ukishima-ga-hara (Ukishima-ga-hara) ※ One Hundred Famous Places (1215) Winter “As the waves rise and return, the sound of the wind even reaches the pines of the floating island. (Fujiwara no Iehira)” [Etymology] There are two locations for this pillow word, (1) and (2), but during the Heian period it was exclusively (1) and was also depicted in folding screen paintings, and (2), which has appeared since the Middle Ages, is often distinguished by the term “Shinoda’s Ukishima.”

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 湖や沼などの水面に浮かび漂っている島のようなもの。植物の根や地下茎の集まり、泥炭の固まりなどから成り、その上に土があったり、植物が生えていたりする。〔書言字考節用集（1717）〕② 水上に浮かんでいるように見える島。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕[2][一] 宮城県塩竈(しおがま)市の松島湾塩釜浦にある島。歌枕。※小町集（９Ｃ後か）「みちのくは世をうき嶋もありといふを関こゆるぎのいそがざるらん」[二] 茨城県稲敷市、霞ケ浦南岸の台地状の島。古くから知られた景勝地。現在は陸繋島。旧浮島村。信太(しのだ)の浮島。歌枕。※常陸風土記（717‐724頃）信太「乗浜(のりはま)の里の東に浮島(うきしま)の村有り」[三] ＝うきしまがはら（浮島ケ原）※名所百首（1215）冬「寄せかへる波の立ちゐに浮島の松にさえ行く風の音かな〈藤原家衡〉」[語誌]歌枕としては(二)の(一)と(二)の二箇所があるが、平安時代には専ら(一)を言い屏風絵にも描かれていて、中世以降にみえる(二)の方は「信太の浮島」と言って区別することが多い。

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