長袖

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Chinese

long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
sleeve
trad. (長袖)
simp. (长袖)

Pronunciation


Adjective

長袖

  1. longsleeved

Noun

長袖

  1. long sleeves

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (長袖):
  • Japanese: 長袖(ながそで) (nagasode)
  • Korean: 장수(長袖) (jangsu)

Antonyms

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なが
Grade: 2
そで
Grade: S

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 長袖长袖 (chángxiù).

Pronunciation

Noun

(なが)(そで) (nagasode

  1. long sleeves
  2. (by extension) non-samurai (i.e., nobility, doctors, Shinto priests, monks, etc.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

長袖 (jangsu) (hangeul 장수)

  1. hanja form? of 장수 (long sleeves)