白無垢

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Kanji in this term
白 無 垢
しろ
Grade: 1 		む
Grade: 4 		く
Hyōgaiji
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白無垢 (shiromuku): a formal white bridal kimono.

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 無垢 (muku, “purity, immaculateness; unpatterned cloth that is all the same color, particularly a kimono with the same color inside and out”).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

白(しろ)無(む)垢(く) • (shiromuku) 

  1. (Shinto, weddings) a formal, ornate, brocaded, traditional pure-white-on-white type of bridal kimono

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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