衣被

Japanese

Kanji in this term
衣	被
きぬ Grade: 4	かずき Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

Compound of 衣(きぬ) (kinu, “clothing”) + 被(かずき) (kazuki, “thing that covers”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲinɯ̟ka̠zɨkʲi]

Noun

衣(きぬ)被(かずき) • (kinukazuki) ^{←きぬかづき (kinukaduki)^?}

(historical) the practice in the Heian period where upper-class women would cover their faces with their clothing when they went out; the type of headdress; the women referred to
Synonym: 被衣 (kazuki)
(women's speech) sardine
Synonym: 鰯 (iwashi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
衣	被
きぬ Grade: 4	かつぎ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きぬかつぎ [kìnúkáꜜtsùgì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲinɯ̟ka̠t͡sɨɡʲi]

Noun

衣(きぬ)被(かつぎ) • (kinukatsugi)

(slang, euphemistic) phimosis
Synonyms: 包茎 (hōkei), すぼけ (suboke), かはかむり (kawakamuri)
an autumn dish and sake accompaniment consisting of small steamed taro potatoes

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana, as きぬかつぎ.
Sense 2 is used as an autumn kigo.^[2]

References

^ 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
^ https://sakura-paris.org/dict/広辞苑/prefix/きぬかつぎ