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Japanese
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| 蟬表 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
A compound of semi (cicada) and omote (surface). The rattan surface was said to resemble the wings of a cicada.
Pronunciation
Noun
蝉表 • (semiomote)
- A type of geta (sandal) in which the surface is made from rattan.
- 1895: にごりえ
- 女房は狭帯きりゝと締めて蝉表の内職
Usage notes
Also known as tōomote, literary "rattan surface".
Derived terms
References
- Higuchi, Ichiyō (1927 July 10) [1894] Nigorie, Takekurabe (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN, pages 21-22