更紗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
更 紗
さら
Grade: S
(ateji) 		さ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
更沙

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese saraça.[1][2]

The kanji spelling appears to be an instance of ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

Noun

更紗(サラサ) • (sarasa) 

  1. chintz, printed calico

References

  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 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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