袖口

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Chinese

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sleeve mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(袖口)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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袖口

  1. cuff; wristband (the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist)
  2. (dialectal) sleeve (of clothing)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (袖口):
  • Korean: 수구(袖口) (sugu)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そで
Grade: S
くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
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袖口 (sodeguchi): the cuff of a dress shirt.

Etymology

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Compound of (sode, sleeve) +‎ (kuchi, mouth, opening).[1][2][3][4]

First cited to a text from 974.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(そで)(ぐち) (sodeguchi

  1. [from 974] cuff of a sleeve
    Synonym: カフ (kafu)

Usage notes

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While the English translation cuff can also be used to indicate the edge of a trouser leg, the Japanese term is specific to upper-body garments that have sleeves.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ 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