げたばこ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word げたばこ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word げたばこ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say げたばこ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word げたばこ you have here. The definition of the word げたばこ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofげたばこ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Alternative spellings
下駄箱
げた箱
Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From 下駄(げた) (geta, clog) + (はこ) (hako, box). The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

げたばこ (getabakoげたばこ (getabako)?

  1. shoe cupboard (furniture)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN