更紗

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更紗, サラサ (sarasa): a sample of chintz fabric from the early 1700s.
Kanji in this term
さら
Grade: S

Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese saraça.[1][2]

The kanji spelling appears to be an instance of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Noun

更紗(サラサ) (sarasa

  1. サラサ, 更沙: calico, chintz, printed fabric

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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN