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上着

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うわ
Grade: 1
き > ぎ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From (うわ) (uwa-, the ()(ふく)(けい) (hifukukei, bound form) of (うえ) (ue, up; top)) + () (-gi, clothes; wear, from the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (kiru, to wear)). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(うわ)() (uwagiうはぎ (ufagi)?

  1. coat, jacket
  2. outerwear
  3. outermost robe of women's formal court dress, worn over the 打衣 (uchiginu) and under the 唐衣 (karaginu)

See also

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References

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  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.