襦袢
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襦袢, 繻絆 (juban): a juban, a kind of under-robe worn under a kimono.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 襦 | 袢 |
| じゅ Hyōgai (ateji) |
はん > ばん Hyōgai (ateji) |
| kan'on | |
Alternative forms
- 繻絆 (less common)
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese gibão (“jerkin”), from Old Italian gippone, from Old Spanish aljuba, from Arabic الْجُبَّة (al-jubba). The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).[1][2][3][4] Doublet of ズボン.
Pronunciation
Noun
- a type of lightweight under-robe worn under a kimono, somewhat similar to an undershirt
Derived terms
Derived terms
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
- ^ “襦袢”, 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
- ^ “襦袢”, 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
- ^ 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