毛皮

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

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”).[1][2][3][4] The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First cited to a work from 1690,[1] 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 This kegawa reading appears to have mostly superseded the mōhi reading.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. [from 1690] 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.[5][3]

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.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

毛(もう)皮(ひ) • (mōhi) ←もうひ (moufi)?

  1. [from 1200s] 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.[5][3]

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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