合羽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
合 羽
かっ
Grade: 2
(ateji) 		は > ぱ
Grade: 2
(ateji)
kan'yōon kun'yomi

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese capa (“cape, cloak; jacket”),[1][2] originally referring to the long capes and over-gowns worn by Portuguese Jesuit missionaries in Japan. First cited to around 1615.[1]

The kanji are ateji (当て字)[1] chosen for their readings. The meanings may also be relevant, possibly as in 合 (“coming together”) of the 羽 (“wings”, in reference to the front flaps of the garment).

Ultimately cognate with English cape.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かっぱ [kàppá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠p̚pa̠]

Noun

合(かっ)羽(ぱ) or 合羽(カッパ) • (kappa) 

  1. a raincoat, especially a poncho or other sleeveless style
  2. synonym of 桐油紙 (tōyu-gami, “paulownia oiled paper”)
  3. (nautical) a Japanese ship's weather deck
    1. (particularly) the weather deck of a 弁才船 (Benzai-bune)'s forecastle

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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