雨ガッパ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
雨合羽
雨がっぱ

Etymology

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Compound of (ama-, rain) +‎ カッパ (kappa, raincoat). The kappa changes to gappa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あま)ガッパ (amagappa

  1. (clothing) Synonym of カッパ (raincoat)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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