毛皮

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Chinese

hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar leather; skin; fur
simp. and trad.
(毛皮) 		毛 皮
anagram 皮毛

Pronunciation

Noun

毛皮

  1. fur; pelt
    動物毛皮／动物毛皮  ―  dòngwù máopí  ―  animal fur
    毛皮服裝／毛皮服装  ―  máopí fúzhuāng  ―  fur clothing

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
毛 皮
け
Grade: 2 		かわ > がわ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
毛革

Compound of 毛 (ke, “fur, body hair”) +‎ 皮 (kawa, “skin, pelt”). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First cited to a work from 1690, but possibly older, considering the mid-1200s appearance of Chinese-derived homograph 毛皮 (mōhi). This kegawa reading appears to have mostly superseded the mōhi reading.

Pronunciation

Noun

毛(け)皮(がわ) • (kegawa) ←けがは (kegafa)?

  1. fur, pelt
    Synonyms: (untanned hide) 粗皮 (arakawa), 毛皮 (mōhi)
    毛皮(けがわ)の商品(しょうひん)
    kegawa no shōhin
    fur goods
  2. the 皮 radical (portion of a kanji character)
Usage notes

In modern usage, the kegawa reading appears to be more common than the mōhi reading, which is not included in some references.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
毛 皮
もう
Grade: 2 		ひ
Grade: 3
goon kan'on

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 毛皮 (MC maw|mawH bje).

First cited to the 正法眼蔵 (Shōbōgenzō), a collection of works dated 1231­–53 and written by the 13th century Japanese Buddhist monk and founder of the Sōtō Zen school, Eihei Dōgen.

Pronunciation

Noun

毛(もう)皮(ひ) • (mōhi) ←もうひ (moufi)?

  1. fur, pelt
    Synonyms: (untanned hide) 粗皮 (arakawa), 毛皮 (kegawa)
Usage notes

In modern usage, the kegawa reading appears to be more common than the mōhi reading, which is not included in some references.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
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