ひもの

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
檜物
桧物

Compound of (hi, cypress) +‎ (mono, thing).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ひもの (himono

  1. a tub, basin, barrel, or other item made of thin and bent cypress shakes

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
干物
乾物

Compound of , (hi, dry, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ひる (hiru, to dry out), commonly spelled either 乾る or 干る) +‎ (mono, thing).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ひもの (himono

  1. dried fish, salted or just air-dried
  2. (more generally) something dried, such as dried goods or dried flowers

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN