赤ずきん
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 赤 |
| あか Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 赤頭巾 |
Etymology
Compound of 赤 (aka, “red”) + 頭巾 (zukin, “hood”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
赤ずきん • (akazukin) ←あかづきん (akadukin)?
- any red hood or headscarf
- (historical) a red head covering for children suffering from chicken pox or other rashes, as the red color was thought to ease symptoms
- (historical) a red hood or headscarf worn as punishment for violating the rules of a village
Proper noun
赤ずきん • (Akazukin) ←あかづきん (Akadukin)?
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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