背広

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
(ateji)
ひろ > びろ
Grade: 2
(ateji)
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
背廣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Unknown, but thought to be related to English civil clothes, Savile Row, or Cheviot.

The kanji are ateji (当て字); they literally mean "back" + "wide" ("wide-backed").

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(びろ) or 背広(セビロ) (sebiro (counter )

  1. a business suit

Descendants

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  • Min Nan: 西米羅西米罗

See also

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References

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