山高帽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	高	帽
やま Grade: 1	たか Grade: 2	ぼう Grade: S

Etymology

山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 高 (taka, “high”) +‎ 帽 (bō, “hat”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why is it called this?”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) やまたかぼー [yàmátákáꜜbòò] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠ta̠ka̠bo̞ː]

Noun

山(やま)高(たか)帽(ぼう) • (yamatakabō)

clipping of 山高帽子 (yamatakabōshi, “bowler hat”)

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth 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

[SMK5-1] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 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

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