巾着

Japanese
Kanji in this term
巾 着
きん
Grade: S		 ちゃく
Grade: 3
kan’on
巾着 (kinchaku): a few traditional Japanese drawstring bags for sale.

Etymology

Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 巾 (kin, “piece of cloth”) +‎ 着 (chaku, “to wear, to put on one's person”). First appears in texts from the late 1500s.[1]

The purse appears to have evolved from the earlier 火打ち袋 (hiuchi-bukuro, “striking flint bag, bag for carrying a firestarter”).[2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

巾(きん)着(ちゃく) • (kinchaku) 

  1. [from late 1500s] a traditional Japanese drawstring purse, hung from the 帯 (obi, “sash or belt”), used to contain small items such as a 火打ち (hiuchi, “striking flint, firestarter”, literally “fire + striker”), money, or medicine
  2. [from 1702] (derogatory) a lackey, a toady, someone who is always at another's side in a subservient role
  3. [from 1688] (historical, slang) during the Edo period, an unlicensed prostitute (possibly so called due to their lower earning capability than officially licensed prostitutes)
  4. [from 1801] Synonym of 遣り手婆 (yarite baba): a madam in a bordello (so called for her role in handling the business side of things)
  5. [from 1798] (slang) anything kept tightly closed; in particular, a woman's genitals
  6. [from 1675] (historical, slang) a customer (in the jargon of the puppet theater community)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: kinchaku

See also
  • 提(さ)げ物(もの) (sagemono): the general term for anything carried by hanging from one's 帯 (obi, “sash or belt”), including 巾着 (kinchaku, “drawstring purses”), 印籠 (inrō, “pillboxes”), or 煙草入れ (tabako ire, “tobacco pouches”)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. “巾着”, 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
  3. “巾着”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  4. “巾着”, 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
  5. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  7. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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