褌

See also: 裈

褌 U+890C, 褌 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-890C ← 褋 [U+890B] CJK Unified Ideographs 褍 → [U+890D]

Translingual

Han character

褌 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中月十十 (LBJJ), four-corner 3725₆, composition ⿰衤軍)

1. trousers, pants, shorts, drawers

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1120, character 34
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34428
• Dae Jaweon: page 1588, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3104, character 12
• Unihan data for U+890C

Chinese

trad.		褌
simp.		裈
alternative forms		𢃚 㡓／𫷅 裩

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 褌
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (軍) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
揮	*qʰul
輝	*qʰul
翬	*qʰul
暉	*qʰul
煇	*qʰul, *ɡuːn, *ɡuːnʔ
楎	*qʰul, *ɡuːn
瀈	*qʰul
韗	*qʰons, *ɢuns
褌	*kuːn
鶤	*kuːn, *ɢuns
緷	*kuːnʔ, *ɡuːnʔ, *ɢuns
睴	*kuːns, *ɡuːnʔ
璭	*kuːns
瘒	*ŋɡuːn
顐	*ŋɡuːn, *ŋɡuːns, *ɡuːn
諢	*ŋɡuːns
餫	*ɡuːn, *ɢuns
渾	*ɡuːn, *ɡuːnʔ
琿	*ɡuːn
鼲	*ɡuːn
堚	*ɡuːn
鯶	*ɡuːnʔ
軍	*kun
皸	*kun, *kuns
齳	*ŋɡunʔ
喗	*ŋɡunʔ
葷	*qʰun
惲	*qunʔ
賱	*qunʔ
運	*ɢuns
暈	*ɢuns
鄆	*ɢuns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kuːn): semantic 衤 (“clothes”) + phonetic 軍 (OC *kun).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kūn (kun¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kun
    • Wade–Giles: kʻun¹
    • Yale: kwūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuen
    • Palladius: кунь (kunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gwan¹
    • Yale: gwān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐn⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kwon

Rime
Character	褌
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	魂 (55)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古渾切
Baxter	kwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuən/
Pan Wuyun	/kuon/
Shao Rongfen	/kuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwən/
Li Rong	/kuən/
Wang Li	/kuən/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gūn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwan1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kuːn/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	褌
Reading #	1/1
No.	7311
Phonetic component	軍
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	昆
Old Chinese	/*kuːn/

Definitions

褌

1. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Wu, Waxiang) trousers; pants
2. fundoshi (traditional Japanese loincloth)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 褲子 (“trousers; pant; shorts”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		褲子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	褲子
	Taiwan	褲子
	Harbin	褲子
	Singapore	褲子, 褲
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	褲子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	褲子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	褲子
	Wanrong	褲
	Xi'an	褲子, 褲兒
	Xining	褲子
	Xuzhou	褲子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	褲子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	褲子
	Ürümqi	褲子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	褲子, 褲兒
	Chongqing	褲子, 褲兒
	Wuhan	褲子
	Guiyang	褲子, 褲兒, 小衣
	Guilin	褲子
	Liuzhou	褲子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	褲子
	Yangzhou	褲子
	Hefei	褲子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	褲
	Hong Kong	褲
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	褲
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	褲
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	褲
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	褲
	Macau	褲
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	褲
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	褲
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	褲
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	褲
	Foshan	褲
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	褲
	Foshan (Shunde)	褲
	Foshan (Sanshui)	褲
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	褲
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	褲
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	褲
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	褲
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	褲
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	褲
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	褲
	Taishan	褲
	Kaiping (Chikan)	褲
	Enping (Niujiang)	褲
	Heshan (Yayao)	褲
	Dongguan	褲
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	褲
	Qingyuan	褲
	Fogang	褲
	Yingde (Hanguang)	褲
	Yangshan	褲
	Lianshan (Butian)	褲
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	褲
	Shaoguan	褲
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	褲
	Renhua	褲
	Lechang	褲
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	褲
	Sihui	褲
	Guangning	褲
	Deqing	褲
	Huaiji	褲
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	褲
	Yunfu	褲
	Xinxing	褲
	Luoding	褲
	Yunan (Pingtai)	褲
	Yangjiang	褲
	Xinyi	褲
	Maoming (Xinpo)	褲
	Lianjiang	褲
	Nanning	褲
	Wuzhou	褲
	Yulin	袖褲
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	褲, 𱒃褲, 中衣
	Hepu (Shatian)	褲
	Guiping	褲
	Mengshan (Xihe)	褲
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	褲
	Baise	褲
	Bobai	褲
	Lingshan	褲
	Pubei	褲
Qinzhou	褲
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	褲
Beihai	褲
Beihai (Nankang)	褲
Beihai (Yingpan)	褲
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	褲
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	褲
Ningming	褲
Hengzhou	褲
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	褲
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	褲
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	褲
Singapore (Guangfu)	褲
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	褲
Móng Cái	褲
Gan	Nanchang	褲子
	Lichuan	褲
	Pingxiang	褲
Hakka	Meixian	褲
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	褲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	褲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	褲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	褲
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	褲
	Wengyuan	褲
	Liannan	褲
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	褲
	Jiexi	褲
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	褲
	Changting	褲
	Wuping (Yanqian)	褲
	Ninghua	褲
	Yudu	褲子, 褲
	Ningdu	褲
	Tonggu (Sandu)	褲
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	褲
	Dayu	褲
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	褲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	褲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	褲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	褲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	褲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	褲
	Hong Kong	褲
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	褲
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	褲
	Xinyi (Sihe)	褲
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	褲
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	褲
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	褲
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	褲
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	褲
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	褲
	Mengshan (Xihe)	褲
	Luchuan	褲
	Senai (Huiyang)	褲
	Singkawang	褲
Huizhou	Jixi	褲
Jin	Taiyuan	褲兒, 褲子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	褲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	褲
	Matsu	褲
Southern Min	Xiamen	褲
	Quanzhou	褲
	Yongchun	褲
	Zhangzhou	褲
	Zhao'an	褲
	Tainan (Anping)	褲
	Penang (Hokkien)	褲
	Singapore (Hokkien)	褲
	Medan (Hokkien)	褲
	Chaozhou	褲
	Shantou	褲
	Shantou (Chenghai)	褲
	Jieyang	褲
	Haifeng	褲
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	褲
	Singapore (Teochew)	褲
	Leizhou	褲
	Haikou	褲
	Qionghai	褲
	Singapore (Hainanese)	褲
Puxian Min	Putian	褲
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	褲
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	褲
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	褲
	Xianyou	褲
	Xianyou (Fengting)	褲
	Xianyou (Youyang)	褲
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	褲, 衩子 dated
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	褌
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	褌
	Luxi (Baisha)	褌
Wu	Shanghai	褲子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	褲子
	Suzhou	褲子
	Danyang	褲子
	Hangzhou	褲子
	Ningbo	褲
	Wenzhou	褲
	Jinhua	褲
Xiang	Changsha	褲子, 小衣
	Loudi	褲
	Shuangfeng	褲

• (fundoshi): 兜襠布／兜裆布 (dōudāngbù)

Compounds

• 犢鼻褌 / 犊鼻裈
• 蝨處褌中 / 虱处裈中
• 褌中 / 裈中
• 褌襠 / 裈裆

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B04527

Japanese

Kanji

褌

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: こん (kon)
• Kan-on: こん (kon)
• Kun: ふんどし (fundoshi, 褌)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
褌
ふんどし Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
犢鼻褌

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふんどし [fùńdóshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ndo̞ɕi]

Noun

褌(ふんどし) • (fundoshi) 

1. loincloth; the traditional Japanese underwear for adult males and females, made from a length of cotton
2. (sumo) a sumo wrestler's traditional apron

   人(ひと)の褌(ふんどし)で相撲(すもう)を取(と)る

   hito no fundoshi de sumō o toru

   live on someone’s expense

   (literally, “wrestle in someone’s fundoshi”)

3. a women’s 腰巻 (koshimaki, “a piece of cloth wrapped around the waist, worn as underwear underneath a kimono”)
4. (shogi) a fork by a knight
5. (zootomy) a crab’s abdomen; apron

Derived terms

• 褌祝(ふんどしいわ)い (fundoshi iwai)
• 褌担(ふんどしかつ)ぎ (fundoshi katsugi)
• 褌(ふんどし)を締(し)めてかかる (fundoshi o shimete kakaru)
• 越中褌(えっちゅうふんどし) (Etchū fundoshi)
• 西洋褌(せいようふんどし) (seiyō fundoshi)
• 虎(とら)の皮(かわ)の褌(ふんどし) (tora no kawa no fundoshi)
• 畚褌(もっこふんどし) (mokko fundoshi)
• 六尺褌(ろくしゃくふんどし) (rokushaku fundoshi)

Descendants

• → English: fundoshi

See also

• 湯文字(ゆもじ) (yumoji): a kind of loincloth wrap used while bathing; a similar wrap worn historically by women under a kimono

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
褌
みつ Hyōgai
irregular

From 三(み)つ (mitsu, “three”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みつ [míꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

褌(みつ) • (mitsu) 

1. (sumo) a sumo wrestler's belt, a mawashi

Derived terms

• たて褌(みつ) (tatemitsu)
• 前褌(まえみつ) (maemitsu, “front of the mawashi”)
• 横褌(よこみつ) (yokomitsu)

References

• “^▲褌”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja

褌 • (gon) (hangeul 곤, revised gon, McCune–Reischauer kon, Yale kon)

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