下着
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 下 | 着 |
| した Grade: 1 |
き > ぎ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 下 (shita, “under”) + 着 (ki, “wear”).[1][2] The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
下着 • (shitagi)
- underwear, an undergarment
- Synonym: アンダーウェア (andāwea)
- an inner robe
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Okinawan
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 下 | 着 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 |
Etymology
Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as しちやぢ.[1]
Noun
下着 (shichaji)
References
- ^ Nakamoto, Masayo (中本政世) (1896) 沖縄語典 [Documentation of the Language of Okinawa], Hikone (彦根市): Eishōdō (永昌堂), , page 46