襦袢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅ
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
はん > ばん
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
kan’on
襦袢, 繻絆 (juban): a juban, a kind of under-robe worn under a kimono.

Alternative forms

  • 繻絆 (less common)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese gibão (jerkin). The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

(じゅ)(ばん) • (juban) 

  1. a type of lightweight under-robe worn under a kimono, somewhat similar to an undershirt

Derived terms

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. 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
  4. 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
  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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