手拭い
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 手 | 拭 |
| て Grade: 1 |
ぬぐ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 手拭 手ぬぐい |
Etymology
Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) + 拭い (nugui, “wiping; wiper”, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 拭う (nuguu, “to wipe”).).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
手拭い • (tenugui) ←てぬぐひ (tenugufi)?
- a small piece of cloth used to wipe the hands or body, or to cover the head: a hand towel, a washcloth, a handkerchief, a bandana
- Synonym: 手拭き (tefuki)
Coordinate terms
- 風呂敷 (furoshiki)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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