みの

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
蓑 簑

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) み​の [míꜜnò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲino̞]

Noun

みの • (mino) 

1. mino, straw raincoat

Derived terms

• 蓑虫(みのむし) (minomushi)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of みの – see the following entry.

【美濃】 [proper noun] a placename, especially: [proper noun] (historical) Short for 美濃国 (Mino no kuni): Mino Province, an old province of Japan [proper noun] Short for 美濃市 (Mino-shi): Mino (a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan) [proper noun] Short for 美濃紙 (Mino-gami, “traditional Japanese paper made in the Mino area”). [proper noun] Short for 美濃絹 (Mino-ginu, “traditional Japanese silk made in the Mino area”).

(This term, みの, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as みの, see Category:Japanese kanji read as みの.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of みの – see the following entry.

【三野】 [proper noun] a surname

(This term, みの, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as みの, see Category:Japanese kanji read as みの.)