巾着

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
巾 着
きん
Grade: S 		ちゃく
Grade: 3
kan'on
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巾着 (kinchaku): a few traditional Japanese drawstring bags for sale.

Etymology

Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 巾 (kin, “piece of cloth”) +‎ 着 (chaku, “to wear, to put on one's person”). First appears in texts from the late 1500s.[1]

The purse appears to have evolved from the earlier 火打ち袋 (hiuchi-bukuro, “striking flint bag, bag for carrying a firestarter”).[2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

巾(きん)着(ちゃく) • (kinchaku) 

  1. kinchaku (a traditional Japanese drawstring purse, hung from the obi, used to contain small items such as a flint, money, or medicine)
  2. (derogatory) a lackey, a toady, someone who is always at another's side in a subservient role
  3. (historical, slang) during the Edo period, an unlicensed prostitute (possibly so called due to their lower earning capability than officially licensed prostitutes)
  4. Synonym of 遣り手婆 (yarite baba): a madam in a bordello (so called for her role in handling the business side of things)
  5. (slang) anything kept tightly closed; in particular, a woman's genitals
  6. (historical, slang) a customer (in the jargon of the puppet theater community)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: kinchaku

See also

  • 提(さ)げ物(もの) (sagemono): the general term for anything carried by hanging from one's 帯 (obi, “sash or belt”), including 巾着 (kinchaku, “drawstring purses”), 印籠 (inrō, “pillboxes”), or 煙草入れ (tabako ire, “tobacco pouches”)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ “巾着”, 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
  3. ^ “巾着”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
  4. ^ “巾着”, 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
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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