はこせこ

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Japanese

はこせこ (hakoseko): the hakoseko can be seen sticking out of the girl's kimono just above the obi.

Etymology

Compound of 筥, 箱, 函 (hako, “box”) +‎ せこ (seko, uncertain).[1][2][3]

Although the derivation of the seko element is left unexplained in Japanese resources referenced to date,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] this could be a compound of 狭 (se, “narrowness”) + 子 (ko, noun-forming diminutive suffix), as suggested by the alternative kanji spelling 函狭子, and presumably indicating the shape of the hakoseko itself. Alternatively, it might be from the puppet theater slang term せこ (seko, “box”),[1][2][3] itself possibly a similar compound.

Pronunciation

Noun

はこせこ • (hakoseko) 

  1. 筥迫, 箱迫, 箱せこ, 函狭子, 函迫: (historical) a women's billfold or wallet, often ornately decorated and kept in the 懐 (futokoro, “the pouch-like front of a kimono, inside the flap and above the obi”); over time, this developed into something like a small boxy purse, though still kept in the futokoro
  2. 筥迫, 箱迫, 箱せこ, 函狭子, 函迫: (modern) a decorative such billfold or purse only used for certain special occasions requiring traditional dress, particularly the 七五三 (shichi-go-san, literally “seven-five-three”) ceremony for children aged seven, five, and three

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ “はこせこ”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  6. ^ “はこせこ”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  7. ^ “はこせこ”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  8. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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