上着

Japanese

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

Etymology

From 上(うわ) (uwa-, the 被(ひ)覆(ふく)形(けい) (hifukukei, “bound form”) of 上(うえ) (ue, “up; top”)) + 着(ぎ) (-gi, “clothes; wear”, from the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 着(き)る (kiru, “to wear”)). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うわぎ [ùwágí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟β̞a̠ɡʲi]

Noun

上(うわ)着(ぎ) • (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

• 十二単(じゅうにひとえ) (jūnihitoe)

References

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